Basic info Taxonomic history Classification Included Taxa
Morphology Ecology and taphonomy External Literature Search Age range and collections

Schreyerites splendens

Cephalopoda - Ceratitida - Ceratitidae

Taxonomy
Beyrichites splendens was named by Arthaber (1896). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Rahnbauerkogel, which is in a Pelsonian carbonate limestone in the Gutenstein Formation of Austria.

It was recombined as Schreyerites splendens by Vörös (2003).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1896Beyrichites splendens Arthaber p. 229 figs. Pl 27, fig 1
2003Schreyerites splendens Vörös

Is something missing? Join the Paleobiology Database and enter the data

RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderCeratitidaHyatt 1884
superfamilyCeratitoidea(Mojsisovics 1879)
familyCeratitidaeMojsisovics 1879
subfamilyBeyrichitinae()
genusSchreyeritesTatzreiter and Balini 1993
speciessplendens()

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.

†Schreyerites splendens Arthaber 1896
show all | hide all
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: Pelsonian or 247.20000 to 242.00000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Pelsonian247.2 - 242.0Austria Beyrichites splendens (type locality: 186976)
Pelsonian247.2 - 242.0Hungary Schreyerites splendens (91996)