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Rohillites orientalis

Cephalopoda - Ceratitida - Flemingitidae

Taxonomy
Rohillites orientalis was named by Smyshlyaeva and Zakharov (2015). Its type specimen is DVGI 113/840, a shell, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Tri Kamnya Cape, Ussuri Bay (coll 840, C. cf. cyaskoi beds), which is in a Smithian marine sandstone in the Russian Federation.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2015Rohillites orientalis Smyshlyaeva and Zakharov p. 119 figs. Pl 1, fig 3; text-fig 4b

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderCeratitidaHyatt 1884
superfamilyMeekocerataceaeWaagen 1895
familyFlemingitidaeHyatt 1900
genusRohillitesWaterhouse 1996
speciesorientalis

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.

Rohillites orientalis Smyshlyaeva and Zakharov 2015
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmean
shell height110.0
shell diameter126.0
shell inflation110.0

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: Smithian or 249.90000 to 248.10000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Smithian249.9 - 248.1Russian Federation Rohillites orientalis (type locality: 168039)