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Taouzites taouzensis

Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Taouzitidae

Taxonomy
Pharciceras taouzensis was named by Termier and Termier (1950). It is the type species of Taouzites.

It was recombined as Taouzites taouzensis by Korn and Klug (2002), Bockwinkel et al. (2013), Bockwinkel et al. (2015).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1950Pharciceras taouzensis Termier and Termier
1950Sandbergeroceras acutum Termier and Termier
2002Taouzites taouzensis Korn and Klug p. 99
2013Taouzites taouzensis Bockwinkel et al. p. 17 fig. 13,14
2015Taouzites taouzensis Bockwinkel et al. p. 133 fig. 8,9

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderAmmonitidaHaeckel 1866
orderAgoniatitidaRuzhencev 1957
suborderGephuroceratinaRuzhencev 1957
superfamilyGephurocerataceaeFrech 1897
familyTaouzitidaeKorn 2001
genusTaouzitesKorn 2001
speciestaouzensis(Termier and Termier 1950)

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.

Taouzites taouzensis Termier and Termier 1950
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Invalid names: Sandbergeroceras acutum Termier and Termier 1950 [synonym]
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: 2005-10-06 14:38:07
Modified: 2005-10-06 16:38:07
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Kiessling 2003, Kiessling 2004

Age range: Late/Upper Givetian or 383.40000 to 382.31000 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Givetian383.4 - 382.31Morocco Taouzites taouzensis (189346 189348 189350 189351 189420)