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Cadomites (Polyplectites)

Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Stephanoceratidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1957Polyplectites Arkell et al. p. 290
1993Cadomites (Polyplectites) Besnosov and Mitta p. 66
2002Polyplectites Sepkoski
2015Cadomites (Polyplectites) Majidifard p. 30
2018Cadomites (Polyplectites) Seyed-Emami et al.
2019Cadomites (Polyplectites) Galácz p. 241

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderAmmonitidaHaeckel 1866
suborderAmmonitinaHyatt 1889
superfamilyStephanoceratoidea(Newmayr 1875)
familyStephanoceratidaeNeumayr 1875
subfamilyCadomitinaeWestermann 1956
genusCadomites
subgenusPolyplectites

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.

Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
shell height210.38.0013.210.63.64
shell diameter226.525.028.026.52.12
shell inflation210.910.011.810.91.27

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: base of the Late/Upper Bajocian to the top of the Early/Lower Bathonian or 168.60000 to 165.30000 Ma

Collections (16 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Parkinsoni170.9 - 168.2Germany Cadomites dorni (178236)
Parkinsoni170.9 - 168.2Iran Cadomites sp. (175747)
Parkinsoni - Early/Lower Bathonian170.9 - 165.3Russian Federation Cadomites alievi (187894)
Late/Upper Bajocian168.6 - 168.2Iran (Damghan) Cadomites sp., Cadomites zlatarskii (199159)
Late/Upper Bajocian168.6 - 168.2Germany Cadomites sp. (62247)
Late/Upper Bajocian168.6 - 168.2Russian Federation Cadomites sp. (186495)
Late/Upper Bajocian - Early/Lower Bathonian168.6 - 165.3Iran Cadomites dorni (175755)
Late/Upper Bajocian - Early/Lower Bathonian168.6 - 165.3Chile (Antofagasta) Polyplectites sp. (234384)
Early/Lower Bathonian168.2 - 165.3Germany Cadomites sp. (62250 62251)
Early/Lower Bathonian168.2 - 165.3Iran (Damghan) Cadomites sp., Cadomites zlatarskii (199163) Cadomites zlatarskii (199223 199228)
Late/Upper Bathonian168.2 - 165.3Poland Cadomites linguiferus (186797)
Late/Upper Bathonian168.2 - 165.3Italy Cadomites richei (193325)
Middle Bathonian168.2 - 165.3Uzbekistan Cadomites zlatarskii (187893)