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Arcestes megalosomus

Cephalopoda - Ceratitida - Arcestidae

Taxonomy
Arcestes megalosomus was named by von Mojsisovics (1875).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
A. angustus, A. carinatus, A. subtornatus, A. sundaicus, A. varinatus

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1875Arcestes megalosomus von Mojsisovics p. 117 figs. Pl 52
1902Arcestes megalosomus von Mojsisovics p. 267

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderCeratitidaHyatt 1884
superfamilyArcestoidea(Mojsisovics 1875)
familyArcestidaeMojsisovics 1875
genusArcestesSuess 1865
speciesmegalosomus

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

†Arcestes megalosomus von Mojsisovics 1875
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragoniteo
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: nektonico
Diet: carnivoreo
Vision: well-developedc
Created: 2005-01-28 02:33:06
Modified: 2005-10-06 16:36:47
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Kiessling 2003

Age range: base of the Lacian to the top of the Alaunian or 227.30000 to 211.18000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Lacian227.3 - 215.38Austria Arcestes megalosomus (159516)
Alaunian215.38 - 211.18Austria Arcestes megalosomus (159886)