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Delphinella janus

Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Neocomitidae

Taxonomy
Hoplites janus was named by Retowski (1893).

It was recombined as Delphinella janus by Arkadiev and Bogdanova (2005), Vašíček and Skupien (2016).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1893Hoplites janus Retowski p. 59 figs. Pl 3, figs 5,6
2005Delphinella janus Arkadiev and Bogdanova p. 495 figs. Pl 5, figs 1-3; pl 6, fig 10
2016Delphinella janus Vašíček and Skupien p. 24 fig. 7E

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderAmmonitidaHaeckel 1866
suborderAmmonitinaHyatt 1889
superfamilyPerisphinctoidea(Steinman 1890)
familyNeocomitidaeSalfeld 1921
subfamilyBerriasellinae(Spath 1922)
genusDelphinellaLe Hegarat 1973
speciesjanus(Retowski 1893)

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.

Delphinella janus Retowski 1893
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmean
shell height119.0
shell diameter153.0
shell inflation118.0

Composition: aragoniteo
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: fast-movingo
Life habit: nektonico
Diet: carnivoreo
Vision: well-developedc
Created: 2005-01-28 02:27:03
Modified: 2009-10-08 14:14:55
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Kiessling 2003

Age range: Early/Lower Berriasian or 143.10000 to 141.00000 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Berriasian143.1 - 141.0Czechia Delphinella janus (177622 202901)
Berriasian143.1 - 137.05Ukraine Delphinella janus (163877 163882 163887 163889)