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Sphingites turcicus

Cephalopoda - Ceratitida - Sphingitidae

Taxonomy
Sphingites turcicus was named by Arthaber (1915). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Tepeköy, which is in a Pelsonian/Tuvalian marine horizon in Turkey.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1915Sphingites turcicus Arthaber

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderCeratitidaHyatt 1884
superfamilyArcestoidea(Mojsisovics 1875)
familySphingitidaeArthaber 1911
genusSphingitesMojsisovics 1879
speciesturcicus

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.

†Sphingites turcicus Arthaber 1915
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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: base of the Pelsonian to the top of the Tuvalian or 247.20000 to 221.50000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Pelsonian - Tuvalian247.2 - 221.5Turkey (Anatolia) Sphingites turcicus (type locality: 204518 204521)