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Kellawaysites planissimus

Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Reineckeiidae

Taxonomy
Kellawaysites planissimus was named by Jeannet (1951). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Herznach mine, bed C.1 (upper), which is in a Callovian carbonate limestone in Switzerland.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1951Kellawaysites planissimus Jeannet p. 143 figs. Pl 58, figs 4,5; pl 59, fig 5; pl 62, fig 2; text-figs 351-355

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderAmmonitidaHaeckel 1866
suborderAmmonitinaHyatt 1889
superfamilyPerisphinctoidea(Steinman 1890)
familyReineckeiidaeHyatt 1900
genusKellawaysites
speciesplanissimus

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.

Kellawaysites planissimus Jeannet 1951
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmean
shell height1125.0
shell diameter1334.0
shell inflation1126.0

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 Callovian or 165.30000 to 161.50000 Ma

Collections (7 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Callovian165.3 - 161.5Madagascar Kellawaysites planissimus (98130)
Late/Upper Callovian165.3 - 161.5Switzerland Kellawaysites planissimus (171552 171747 type locality: 171762)
Middle Callovian165.3 - 161.5Switzerland Kellawaysites planissimus (171592 171743)
Middle Callovian - Late/Upper Callovian165.3 - 161.5Switzerland Kellawaysites planissimus (171746)