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Mammites afer

Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Acanthoceratidae

Taxonomy
Mammites nodosoides afra was named by Pervinquière (1907).

It was recombined as Mammites afer by Reyment (1955).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
M. dumasi, M. hourcqui, M. nodosoides, M. nodosoides, M. reveleri

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1907Mammites nodosoides afra Pervinquière p. 310 figs. Pl 18, figs 2,3; text-fig 118
1955Mammites afer Reyment p. 53 figs. Pl 9, fig 3

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderAmmonitidaHaeckel 1866
suborderAmmonitinaHyatt 1889
superfamilyAcanthoceratoidea(de Grossouvre 1894)
familyAcanthoceratidaeGrossouvre 1894
subfamilyMammitinae()
genusMammitesLaube and Bruder 1887
speciesafer(Pervinquière 1907)

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.

†Mammites afer Pervinquière 1907
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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 2003, Kiessling 2004

Age range: Turonian or 93.90000 to 89.80000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Turonian93.9 - 89.8Nigeria Mammites afer (82787)
Turonian93.9 - 89.8Peru (Cajamarca) Mammites afer (88157)