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Danubites ellipticus

Cephalopoda - Ceratitida - Danubitidae

Taxonomy
Danubites ellipticus was named by Diener (1897). It is not extant. Its type locality is Kuling, which is in the Griesbachian of horizon India.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
D. celtitiformis, D. fortis, D. josephi, D. kamarkoensis, D. kanda, D. naumanni

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1897Danubites ellipticus Diener

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderCeratitidaHyatt 1884
superfamilyDanubitoidea()
familyDanubitidae
genusDanubitesMojsisovics 1893
speciesellipticus

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.

†Danubites ellipticus Diener 1897
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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: Griesbachian or 251.90200 to 250.50000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Griesbachian251.902 - 250.5India Danubites ellipticus (type locality: 44019)