Basic info Taxonomic history Classification Included Taxa
Morphology Ecology and taphonomy External Literature Search Age range and collections

Choffaticeras (Choffaticeras) sinaiticum

Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Pseudotissotiidae

Taxonomy
Leoniceras sinaiticum was named by Douvillé (1928).

It was recombined as Choffaticeras sinaiticum by Aly et al. (2008); it was recombined as Choffaticeras (Choffaticeras) sinaiticum by Barroso-Barcenilla and Goy (2007), Guendouz et al. (2022), Zaoui et al. (2024).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1928Leoniceras sinaiticum Douvillé p. 25 figs. Pl 4, fig 4; text-fig 15
2007Choffaticeras (Choffaticeras) sinaiticum Barroso-Barcenilla and Goy p. 470 figs. 6.4, 6.5, 7.1
2008Choffaticeras sinaiticum Aly et al. p. 51 figs. Pl 9, figs 1a-c; text-fig 3.9
2022Choffaticeras (Choffaticeras) sinaiticum Guendouz et al. p. 2170 fig. 7c,d
2024Choffaticeras (Choffaticeras) sinaiticum Zaoui et al. p. 7 fig. 6

Is something missing? Join the Paleobiology Database and enter the data

RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassAmmonoidea()
RankNameAuthor
orderAmmonitidaHaeckel 1866
suborderAmmonitinaHyatt 1889
superfamilyAcanthoceratoidea(de Grossouvre 1894)
familyPseudotissotiidae(Hyatt 1903)
subfamilyPseudotissotiinaeHyatt 1903
genusChoffaticeras
subgenusChoffaticerasHyatt 1903
speciessinaiticum(Douvillé 1928)

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.

show all | hide all
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
shell height572.165.077.074.04.76
shell diameter5171.9144.0192.0180.019.3
shell inflation537.232.048.034.06.54

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 Turonian or 93.90000 to 89.80000 Ma

Collections (19 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Turonian93.9 - 89.8Spain Choffaticeras sinaiticum (186909)
Early/Lower Turonian93.9 - 89.8Jordan Choffaticeras sinaiticum (178494 178499 178504 178507)
Early/Lower Turonian93.9 - 89.8Algeria Choffaticeras sinaiticum (227893 227896 227897 227901 227903 227912 227915 227916 227917 236204 236205)
Early/Lower Turonian93.9 - 89.8Egypt Choffaticeras sinaiticum (114799 114815)
Early/Lower Turonian93.9 - 89.8Tunisia Choffaticeras sinaiticum (161141)