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Discoceratites dorsoplanus

Cephalopoda - Ceratitida - Ceratitidae

Taxonomy
Ceratites dorsoplanus was named by Philippi (1901).

It was recombined as Discoceratites dorsoplanus by Spath (1934).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1901Ceratites dorsoplanus Philippi
1934Discoceratites dorsoplanus Spath

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderCeratitidaHyatt 1884
superfamilyCeratitoidea(Mojsisovics 1879)
familyCeratitidaeMojsisovics 1879
subfamilyCeratitinaeMojsisovics 1879
genusDiscoceratitesSchrammen 1928
speciesdorsoplanus(Philippi 1901)

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.

†Discoceratites dorsoplanus Philippi 1901
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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: base of the Anisian to the top of the Ladinian or 246.70000 to 237.00000 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Anisian246.7 - 241.464Germany Discoceratites dorsoplanus (215631 215778 215779)
Anisian246.7 - 241.464Germany (Hessen) Discoceratites dorsoplanus (215632)
Ladinian241.464 - 237.0Germany Ceratites dorsoplanus (46363)