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Atractites subundatus

Cephalopoda - Aulacoceratida - Xiphoteuthididae

Taxonomy
Orthocera subundata was named by Münster (1841). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is St. Cassian (Munster coll), which is in a Julian carbonate limestone in the Cassian Formation of Italy.

It was recombined as Atractites subundatus by von Mojsisovics (1882).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1841Orthocera subundata Münster p. 125 figs. Pl 14, fig 3
1882Atractites subundatus von Mojsisovics

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassColeoideaBather 1888
Neocoleoidea
orderAulacoceratidaStolley 1919
familyXiphoteuthididae(Naef 1922)
genusAtractitesGuembel 1861
speciessubundatus()

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.

Atractites subundatus Münster 1841
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: fast-movingc
Life habit: nektonicc
Diet: carnivorec
Vision: well-developedc
Created: 2004-02-28 11:51:48
Modified: 2023-08-18 17:28:37
Source: c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: Julian or 237.00000 to 233.60000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Julian237.0 - 233.6Italy Orthocera subundata (type locality: 137429)