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Brahmaites (Brahmaites) mikobokensis

Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Kossmaticeratidae

Taxonomy
Brahmaites mikobokensis was named by Collignon (1971).

It was recombined as Brahmaites (Brahmaites) mikobokensis by Kennedy and Klinger (2013).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1971Brahmaites mikobokensis Collignon p. 22 figs. Pl 648, figs 2400-2401
2013Brahmaites (Brahmaites) mikobokensis Kennedy and Klinger p. 57 figs. 1D-F, 2

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassAmmonoidea()
RankNameAuthor
orderAmmonitidaHaeckel 1866
suborderAmmonitinaHyatt 1889
superfamilyDesmoceratoidea(Zittel 1895)
familyKossmaticeratidaeSpath 1922
subfamilyKossmaticeratinaeSpath 1922
genusBrahmaites
subgenusBrahmaitesKossmat 1897
speciesmikobokensis(Collignon 1971)

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
partNmean
shell height131.2
shell diameter194.6
shell inflation147.3

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: Maastrichtian or 72.20000 to 66.00000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0South Africa Brahmaites mikobokensis (177454)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0South Africa Brahmaites mikobokensis (66072)