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Damesites ainuanus

Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Desmoceratidae

Taxonomy
Damesites ainuanus was named by Matsumoto (1957).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1957Damesites ainuanus Matsumoto
2003Damesites ainuanus Cooper p. 109 figs. 3C,D, 5H

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderAmmonitidaHaeckel 1866
suborderAmmonitinaHyatt 1889
superfamilyDesmoceratoidea(Zittel 1895)
familyDesmoceratidaeZittel 1895
subfamilyDesmoceratinaeZittel 1895
genusDamesitesMatsumoto 1942
speciesainuanusMatsumoto 1957

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.

†Damesites ainuanus Matsumoto 1957
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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 2004, Kiessling 2003

Age range: base of the Turonian to the top of the Early/Lower Coniacian or 93.90000 to 85.70000 Ma

Collections (18 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Middle Turonian93.9 - 89.8Angola Damesites ainuanus (69809)
Middle Turonian93.9 - 89.8Japan Damesites ainuanus (69155 69157 69158 69162 69163 69166 69169 69172)
Turonian93.9 - 89.8Japan Damesites ainuanus (69159 69160 69164 69165 69167 69170 69171 69174)
Early/Lower Coniacian89.8 - 85.7Angola Damesites ainuanus (210898)