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Phoenixites varicatus

Cephalopoda - Goniatitida - Tornoceratidae

Taxonomy
Tornoceras varicata was named by Wedekind (1918).

It was recombined as Phoenixites varicatus by Becker and House (2000).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1918Tornoceras varicata Wedekind
2000Phoenixites varicatus Becker and House figs. Pl 3, figs 7,8

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderGoniatitidaHyatt 1884
suborderTornoceratinaWedekind 1918
superfamilyTornocerataceaeArthaber 1911
familyTornoceratidaeArthaber 1911
subfamilyFalcitornoceratinae(Becker 1993)
genusPhoenixitesBecker 1993
speciesvaricatus(Wedekind 1918)

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.

†Phoenixites varicatus Wedekind 1918
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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: 2005-01-28 02:36:55
Modified: 2005-10-06 16:36:08
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Kiessling 2003

Age range: Middle Frasnian or 382.40000 to 379.50000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Middle Frasnian382.4 - 379.5Russian Federation (Komi Republic) Phoenixites varicatus (172455)