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Tetragonites margaritatus

Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Tetragonitidae

Taxonomy
Tetragonites margaritatus was named by Marshall (1926).

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

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1926Tetragonites margaritatus Marshall p. 151 figs. Pl 20, fig 5; pl 30, figs 5,6
1970Tetragonites margaritatus Henderson p. 10 figs. Pl 1, fig 7; text-fig 3a

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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)
speciesmargaritatus

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 margaritatus 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: Piripauan or 86.10000 to 83.60000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Piripauan86.1 - 83.6New Zealand (Northland) Tetragonites margaritatus (233887)
Piripauan - Haumurian86.1 - 66.0New Zealand (Auckland) Tetragonites margaritatus (233885)