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Staffites cuspidatus

Cephalopoda - Goniatitida - Cheiloceratidae

Taxonomy
Cheiloceras subpartitum cuspidata was named by Perna (1914).

It was recombined as Staffites cuspidatus by Korn and Klug (2002).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1914Cheiloceras subpartitum cuspidata Perna
2002Staffites cuspidatus Korn and Klug p. 180

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderGoniatitidaHyatt 1884
suborderTornoceratinaWedekind 1918
superfamilyPrionoceratoidea()
familyCheiloceratidaeFrech 1897
subfamilyCheiloceratinaeFrech 1897
genusStaffitesWedekind 1918
speciescuspidatus(Perna 1914)

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.

Staffites cuspidatus Perna 1914
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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 02:36:55
Modified: 2005-10-06 16:36:08
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Kiessling 2003
Collections
No collection or age range data are available