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Dhosaites primus

Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Sphaeroceratidae

Taxonomy
Dhosaites primus was named by Spath (1928).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1928Dhosaites primus Spath
2013Dhosaites primus Pandey et al. p. 144
2015Dhosaites primus Alberti et al. p. 114 figs. 33C,D, 34B, 35B,C

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderAmmonitidaHaeckel 1866
suborderAmmonitinaHyatt 1889
superfamilyStephanoceratoidea(Newmayr 1875)
familySphaeroceratidaeBuckman 1920
subfamilyMayaitinae(Spath 1928)
genusDhosaites
speciesprimusSpath 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.

Dhosaites primus Spath 1928
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
shell height226.117.838.328.014.5
shell diameter261.842.390.266.233.9
shell inflation215.811.122.416.87.99

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: Late/Upper Oxfordian or 157.90000 to 154.80000 Ma

Collections (9 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Callovian - Oxfordian165.3 - 154.8India Dhosaites primus (68647)
Oxfordian161.5 - 154.8China Dhosaites primus (64863)
Oxfordian161.5 - 154.8India (Gujarat) Dhosaites primus (163871 182014)
Oxfordian161.5 - 154.8Madagascar Dhosaites primus (98186 98187 98188)
Late/Upper Oxfordian157.9 - 154.8Madagascar (Atsimo-Andrefana) Dhosaites primus (234149 234263)