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Norites falcatus

Cephalopoda - Ceratitida - Noritidae

Taxonomy
Norites falcatus was named by Arthaber (1896). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Tiefengraben (Arthaber section), which is in a Pelsonian/Illyrian carbonate limestone in the Gutenstein Formation of Austria.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1896Norites falcatus Arthaber p. 89 figs. Pl 8, fig 1

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderCeratitidaHyatt 1884
superfamilyNoritoidea(Karpinsky 1889)
familyNoritidaeKarpinsky 1889
genusNoritesMojsisovics 1869
speciesfalcatus

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.

Norites falcatus Arthaber 1896
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragoniteo
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: nektonico
Diet: carnivoreo
Vision: well-developedc
Created: 2005-01-28 02:33:06
Modified: 2005-10-06 16:36:47
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2003, Kiessling 2004

Age range: Pelsonian or 244.24000 to 243.33000 Ma

Collections (27 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Pelsonian244.24 - 243.33Austria Norites falcatus (216624)
Pelsonian244.24 - 243.33Hungary Norites falcatus (40621 40622 40623 91971 91977 91980 91981 91985 91986 91993 91994 91995 91996 91997 91998 91999 92000 92001 92002 92003 92004 92005 92006 92007 92008)
Pelsonian - Illyrian244.24 - 241.464Austria Norites falcatus (type locality: 186975)