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Ambites bjerageri

Cephalopoda - Ceratitida - Gyronitidae

Taxonomy
Ambites bjerageri was named by Ware and Bucher (2018). It is not extant. Its type specimen is PIMUZ30351. Its type locality is Nammal Nala, LMH-11, which is in a Dienerian carbonate limestone in the Ceratite Marls Formation of Pakistan.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2018Ambites bjerageri Ware and Bucher
2023Ambites bjerageri Dai et al. fig. 13F

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderCeratitidaHyatt 1884
superfamilyMeekocerataceaeWaagen 1895
familyGyronitidaeWaagen 1895
genusAmbites
speciesbjerageri

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.

Ambites bjerageri Ware and Bucher 2018
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
shell height27.757.707.807.750.071
shell diameter222.222.122.322.20.141
shell inflation28.858.709.008.850.212

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: Dienerian or 250.50000 to 249.90000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Dienerian250.5 - 249.9China (Guangxi) Gyronites frequens (104967)
Dienerian250.5 - 249.9China (Xizang) Ambites bjerageri (229737)
Dienerian250.5 - 249.9Pakistan (Punjab) Ambites bjerageri (type locality: 217487)