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Cladiscites externecavatus

Cephalopoda - Ceratitida - Cladiscitidae

Taxonomy
Cladiscites externecavatus was named by Welter (1914).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1914Cladiscites externecavatus Welter
1982Cladiscites externecavatus Gamsjäger p. 35 figs. Pl 6, figs 2,3; tex-fig 10

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderCeratitidaHyatt 1884
superfamilyArcestoidea(Mojsisovics 1875)
familyCladiscitidaeZittel 1884
subfamilyCladiscitinaeZittel 1884
genusCladiscitesMojsisovics 1879
speciesexternecavatusWelter 1914

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.

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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
shell height1223.514.039.024.57.57
shell diameter1241.327.071.040.513.6
shell inflation120.0010.0010.0010.0010.000

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: base of the Tuvalian to the top of the Alaunian or 233.60000 to 211.18000 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Tuvalian233.6 - 227.3Indonesia Cladiscites externecavatus (170394)
Lacian227.3 - 215.38Austria Cladiscites externecavatus (170379 170380 170391 170392)
Alaunian215.38 - 211.18Austria Cladiscites externecavatus (170393)