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Atractites alveolaris

Cephalopoda - Aulacoceratida - Xiphoteuthididae

Taxonomy
Orthoceratites alveolaris was named by Quenstedt (1845).

It was recombined as Atractites alveolaris by von Mojsisovics (1902).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1845Orthoceratites alveolaris Quenstedt p. 684
1902Atractites alveolaris von Mojsisovics p. 195 figs. Pl 15, fig 1

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassColeoideaBather 1888
superfamilyBelemnoideaHyatt 1884
orderAulacoceratidaStolley 1919
familyXiphoteuthididae(Naef 1922)
genusAtractitesGuembel 1861
speciesalveolaris(Quenstedt 1845)

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.

Atractites alveolaris Quenstedt 1845
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: fast-movingc
Life habit: nektonicc
Diet: carnivorec
Vision: well-developedc
Created: 2004-02-28 11:51:48
Modified: 2023-08-18 17:28:37
Source: c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Alaunian to the top of the Sevatian or 215.56000 to 205.60000 Ma

Collections (7 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Alaunian215.56 - 212.0Austria Atractites alveolaris (159886)
Sevatian212.0 - 205.6Austria Atractites alveolaris (159543 159544)
Rhaetian208.5 - 201.3Austria Atractites alveolaris (159555 159558 159559 159898)