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Salinites inflatum

Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Oppeliidae

Taxonomy
Hildoglochiceras inflatum was named by Imlay (1939).

It was recombined as Hildoglochiceras (Salinites) inflatum by Myczynski (1989); it was recombined as Salinites inflatum by Cantu-Chapa (2006).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1939Hildoglochiceras inflatum Imlay p. 29 figs. Pl 4, figs 1-5
1989Hildoglochiceras (Salinites) inflatum Myczynski p. 89 figs. Pl 14, fig 5
2006Salinites inflatum Cantu-Chapa p. 298 figs. 2.13-2.16

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderAmmonitidaHaeckel 1866
suborderHaploceratina
superfamilyHaploceratoidea(Zittel 1884)
familyOppeliidaeBonarelli 1894
subfamilyGlochiceratinaeHyatt 1990
genusSalinitesCantu-Chapa 1968
speciesinflatum(Imlay 1939)

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.

Salinites inflatum Imlay 1939
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
shell height27.876.2010.08.102.69
shell diameter219.115.024.419.76.65
shell inflation24.583.506.004.751.77

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 2003, Kiessling 2004

Age range: Late/Upper Tithonian or 145.06000 to 143.10000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Tithonian145.06 - 143.1Cuba Hildoglochiceras inflatum (57204)
Late/Upper Tithonian145.06 - 143.1Mexico Salinites inflatum (142314)