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Arcestes didymus

Cephalopoda - Ceratitida - Arcestidae

Taxonomy
Arcestes didymus was named by von Mojsisovics (1875). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Sandling, red Gastropoden beds, which is in a Lacian carbonate limestone in the Halstatt Formation of Austria.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1875Arcestes didymus von Mojsisovics p. 125 figs. Pl 44, fig 10; pl 53, fig 21
1902Arcestes didymus von Mojsisovics p. 266

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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
speciesdidymus

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 didymus 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 2003, Kiessling 2004

Age range: Lacian or 221.50000 to 215.56000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Lacian221.5 - 215.56Austria Arcestes didymus (type locality: 159516)