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Pseudokymatites svilajanus

Cephalopoda - Ceratitida - Proptychitidae

Taxonomy
Kymatites svilajanus was named by Kittl (1903). It is not extant. Its type locality is Muć, which is in an Olenekian carbonate limestone in the Werfen Formation of Croatia. It is the type species of Pseudokymatites.

It was recombined as Pseudokymatites svilajanus by Spath (1934), Kummel (1969).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1903Kymatites svilajanus Kittl
1934Pseudokymatites svilajanus Spath
1969Pseudokymatites svilajanus Kummel

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderCeratitidaHyatt 1884
suborderMeekoceratina
superfamilyMeekoceratoideaWaagen 1895
familyProptychitidaeWaagen 1895
subfamilyProptychitinaeWaagen 1895
genusPseudokymatites
speciessvilajanus()

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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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 2004, Kiessling 2003

Age range: Olenekian or 249.90000 to 246.70000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Olenekian249.9 - 246.7Croatia (Split-Dalmatia) Kymatites svilajanus (type locality: 211741)