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Aspenites kamurensis

Cephalopoda - Ceratitida - Aspenitidae

Taxonomy
Aspenites kamurensis was named by Kambe (1963). It is not extant. Its type locality is Kamura, Takachiho-cho, Miyazaki Prefecture, which is in a Smithian marine limestone in the Kamura Formation of Japan.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1963Aspenites kamurensis Kambe

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderCeratitidaHyatt 1884
superfamilySagecerataceaeHyatt 1884
familyAspenitidae()
genusAspenites
specieskamurensisKambe 1963

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.

†Aspenites kamurensis Kambe 1963
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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: Smithian or 249.90000 to 248.10000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Smithian249.9 - 248.1Japan Aspenites kamurensis (type locality: 115247)