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Tumulites varians

Cephalopoda - Goniatitida - Girtyoceratidae

Taxonomy
Tumulites varians was named by McCaleb et al. (1964). It is the type species of Tumulites.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1964Tumulites varians McCaleb et al.
1971Tumulites varians Ruzhentsev and Bogoslovskaya p. 186 fig. 29

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderGoniatitidaHyatt 1884
suborderGoniatitinaHyatt 1884
superfamilyGirtyocerataceaeWedekind 1918
familyGirtyoceratidaeWedekind 1918
subfamilyGirtyoceratinaeWedekind 1918
genusTumulitesMcCaleb et al. 1964
speciesvariansMcCaleb et al. 1964

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.

Tumulites varians McCaleb et al. 1964
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragoniteo
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: fast-movingo
Life habit: nektonico
Diet: carnivoreo
Vision: well-developedc
Created: 2005-01-28 02:36:55
Modified: 2005-10-06 16:36:08
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Kiessling 2003

Age range: Pendleian or 330.30000 to 326.90000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Pendleian330.3 - 326.9USA (Texas) Tumulites varians (169951)