Basic info Taxonomic history Classification Included Taxa
Morphology Ecology and taphonomy External Literature Search Age range and collections

Atractites bithynicus

Cephalopoda - Aulacoceratida - Xiphoteuthididae

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

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
A. boecki, A. crassirostris, A. macilentus, A. obelisco, A. pusillus

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1915Atractites bithynicus Arthaber

Is something missing? Join the Paleobiology Database and enter the data

RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassColeoideaBather 1888
superfamilyBelemnoideaHyatt 1884
orderAulacoceratidaStolley 1919
familyXiphoteuthididae(Naef 1922)
genusAtractitesGuembel 1861
speciesbithynicus

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.

†Atractites bithynicus Arthaber 1915
show all | hide all
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: fast-movingc
Life habit: nektonicc
Diet: carnivorec
Vision: well-developedc
Created: 2004-02-28 11:51:48
Modified: 2023-08-18 17:28:37
Source: c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004

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) Atractites bithynicus (type locality: 204511 204518)