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Pleuroacanthites mulleri

Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Lytoceratidae

Taxonomy
Pleuroacanthites mulleri was named by Guex (1980). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Level Z-17, Reno Draw section 1, which is in a Liasicus marine limestone in the Sunrise Formation of Nevada.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1980Pleuroacanthites mulleri Guex
1995Pleuroacanthites mulleri Guex p. 43 figs. Pl 2, figs 23,24; pl 5, figs 11-16; pl 23, figs 1-4; pl 24, figs 1-12,15,16; pl 26, figs 1,2; text-f

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderAmmonitidaHaeckel 1866
suborderAmmonitinaHyatt 1889
superfamilyLytoceratoidea(Neumayr 1875)
familyLytoceratidaeNeumayr 1875
subfamilyPleuroacanthitinae(Hyatt 1900)
genusPleuroacanthitesCanavari 1883
speciesmulleriGuex 1980

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.

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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: Liasicus or 201.40000 to 199.50000 Ma

Collections (7 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Liasicus201.4 - 199.5USA (Alaska) Pleuroacanthites mulleri (68689)
Liasicus201.4 - 199.5USA (Nevada) Pleuroacanthites mulleri (188605 type locality: 188608 188609 188610 188641 188643)