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Peripleurocyclus smithianus

Cephalopoda - Ceratitida - Ceratitidae

Taxonomy
Ceratites (Peripleurocyclus) smithianus was named by Diener (1907). It is not extant. Its type locality is Jolinka, which is in an Anisian marine horizon in Nepal. It is the type species of Ceratites (Peripleurocyclus).

It was recombined as Peripleurocyclus smithianus by Spath (1934).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1907Ceratites (Peripleurocyclus) smithianus Diener
1934Peripleurocyclus smithianus Spath

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

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.

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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: Anisian or 247.20000 to 242.00000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Anisian247.2 - 242.0Nepal (Byans) Ceratites smithianus (type locality: 206207)