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Philippites tuberosus

Cephalopoda - Ceratitida - Ceratitidae

Taxonomy
Ceratites tuberosus was named by Arthaber (1896). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Tiefengraben (Arthaber section), which is in a Pelsonian/Illyrian carbonate limestone in the Gutenstein Formation of Austria.

It was recombined as Ceratites (Philippites) tuberosus by Diener (1907); it was recombined as Philippites tuberosus by Spath (1934).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1896Ceratites tuberosus Arthaber p. 58 figs. Pl 5, fig 6
1907Ceratites (Philippites) tuberosus Diener
1934Philippites tuberosus Spath

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderCeratitidaHyatt 1884
superfamilyCeratitoidea(Mojsisovics 1879)
familyCeratitidaeMojsisovics 1879
subfamilyBeyrichitinae()
genusPhilippites()
speciestuberosus()

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.

†Philippites tuberosus Arthaber 1896
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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 2003, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Pelsonian to the top of the Illyrian or 247.20000 to 242.00000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Pelsonian - Illyrian247.2 - 242.0Austria Ceratites tuberosus (type locality: 186975)