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Helictites geniculatus

Cephalopoda - Ceratitida - Thetiditidae

Taxonomy
Ammonites geniculatus was named by Hauer (1855).

It was recombined as Helictites geniculatus by Spath (1951), Tatzreiter (1981).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1855Ammonites geniculatus Hauer
1951Helictites geniculatus Spath p. 78
1981Helictites geniculatus Tatzreiter

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderCeratitidaHyatt 1884
superfamilyClydonitaceaeMojsisovics 1879
familyThetiditidaeTozer 1971
genusHelictitesMojsisovics 1893
speciesgeniculatus(Hauer 1855)

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.

†Helictites geniculatus Hauer 1855
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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 2004, Kiessling 2003

Age range: Alaunian or 215.38000 to 211.18000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Alaunian215.38 - 211.18Indonesia Helictites geniculatus (139412 151058 170396)