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Tetragonites (Tetragonites) kitchini

Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Tetragonitidae

Taxonomy
Desmoceras kitchini was named by Krenkel (1910). It is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Tetragonites kitchini by Murphy (1967), McLearn (1972); it was recombined as Tetragonites (Tetragonites) kitchini by Cooper and Kennedy (1979).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
T. obscuratus, T. obscurum

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1910Desmoceras kitchini Krenkel p. 226 figs. pl. 22, fig. 8
1967Tetragonites kitchini Murphy p. 33 figs. Pl. 2, figs. 11 - 14
1967Tetragonites hulenensis Murphy p. 54 figs. Pl 6, figs 16-19; pl 7, figs 3,6-8,10; text-figs 28-30
1972Tetragonites kitchini McLearn p. 26
1979Tetragonites (Tetragonites) kitchini Cooper and Kennedy p. 184 fig. 4

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderAmmonitidaHaeckel 1866
suborderAmmonitinaHyatt 1889
superfamilyTetragonitoidea(Hyatt 1900)
familyTetragonitidaeHyatt 1900
genusTetragonites(Kossmat 1895)
subgenusTetragonitesKossmat 1895
specieskitchini(Krenkel 1910)

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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Invalid names: Tetragonites hulenensis Murphy 1967 [synonym]
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: Late/Upper Albian or 106.30000 to 100.50000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Albian113.2 - 100.5Canada (British Columbia) Tetragonites kitchini (87475 87476)
Albian113.2 - 100.5USA (Oregon) Tetragonites hulenensis (229463)
Late/Upper Albian106.3 - 100.5Canada (British Columbia) Tetragonites kitchini (87720)