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Mariella (Plesioturrilites) rhacioformis

Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Turrilitidae

Taxonomy
Mariella (Plesioturrilites) rhacioformis was named by Clark (1965). Its type specimen is TMM 35313, a shell, and it is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Mariella (Wintonia) rhacioformis by Kennedy (2005).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
M. bergeri/miliaris, M. cantabrigensis, M. cenomanesis, M. escheriana, M. gallienii, M. galliennii, M. oeherti, M. stackei, Paraturrilites rerati
Entered
by M. Clapham on 2015-12-02

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1965Mariella (Plesioturrilites) rhacioformis Clark p. 47 figs. Pl 14, figs 1,2; pl 15, figs 2,3; pl 16, figs 2,3
2005Mariella (Wintonia) rhacioformis Kennedy p. 417 figs. 45A,B,H, 46B,E-J,L,M, 49F, 50B,D
2023Mariella (Plesioturrilites) rhacioformis Ceccolini and Cianferoni p. 2

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderAmmonitidaHaeckel 1866
suborderAncyloceratinaWiedmann 1966
superfamilyTurrilitoidea(Gill 1871)
familyTurrilitidaeGill 1871
genusMariellaNowak 1916
subgenusPlesioturrilites
speciesrhacioformisClark 1965

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
No measurements are available
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 Cenomanian or 100.50000 to 93.90000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9USA (Texas) Mariella rhacioformis (175110 175264 175266)