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Mazapilites mexicanus

Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Oppeliidae

Taxonomy
Pulchellia mexicana was named by Aguilera (1895).

It was recombined as Mazapilites mexicanus by Verma and Westermann (1973).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1895Pulchellia mexicana Aguilera
1973Mazapilites mexicanus Verma and Westermann p. 174 figs. Pl 26, fig 7

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderAmmonitidaHaeckel 1866
suborderHaploceratina
superfamilyHaploceratoidea(Zittel 1884)
familyOppeliidaeBonarelli 1894
subfamilyMazapilitinaeSpath 1928
genusMazapilites
speciesmexicanus(Aguilera 1895)

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.

Mazapilites mexicanus Aguilera 1895
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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 2004, Kiessling 2003

Age range: base of the Early/Lower Kimmeridgian to the top of the Early/Lower Tithonian or 154.80000 to 145.06000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Kimmeridgian154.8 - 152.21Mexico ( San Luis Potosí ) Mazapilites mexicanus (192466)
Early/Lower Tithonian149.2 - 145.06Mexico Mazapilites mexicanus (197760)