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Tetragonites simplex

Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Tetragonitidae

Taxonomy
Tetragonites simplex was named by Marshall (1926).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
T. obscuratus, T. obscurum

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1926Tetragonites simplex Marshall p. 150 figs. Pl 20, figs 11,11a; pl 32, figs 3,4
1970Tetragonites simplex Henderson p. 11 figs. Pl 1, fig 6; text-fig 3b

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderAmmonitidaHaeckel 1866
suborderAmmonitinaHyatt 1889
superfamilyTetragonitoidea(Hyatt 1900)
familyTetragonitidaeHyatt 1900
genusTetragonites(Kossmat 1895)
speciessimplex

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.

†Tetragonites simplex Marshall 1926
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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 2003, Kiessling 2004

Age range: Santonian or 85.70000 to 83.60000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Piripauan - Haumurian86.1 - 66.0New Zealand (Auckland) Tetragonites simplex (233885)
Santonian85.7 - 83.6New Zealand (North Auckland) Tetragonites simplex (233890)