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Vavilovites meridialis

Cephalopoda - Ceratitida - Paranoritidae

Taxonomy
Vavilovites meridialis was named by Ware and Bucher (2018). It is not extant. Its type specimen is PIMUZ30883. Its type locality is Mud (Bottom section) LMH-8, which is in a Dienerian carbonate limestone/shale in the Mikin Formation of India.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1901Meekoceras noetlingi von Krafft
2018Vavilovites meridialis Ware and Bucher
2023Vavilovites meridialis Dai et al. fig. 13H

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderCeratitidaHyatt 1884
superfamilyNoritoidea(Karpinsky 1889)
familyParanoritidaeSpath 1930
genusVavilovitesTozer 1971
speciesmeridialis

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.

Vavilovites meridialis Ware and Bucher 2018
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Invalid names: Meekoceras noetlingi von Krafft 1901 [replaced]
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: Dienerian or 250.50000 to 249.90000 Ma

Collections (9 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Dienerian250.5 - 249.9China (Xizang) Vavilovites meridialis (229738)
Dienerian250.5 - 249.9USA (Nevada) Vavilovites sp. (106527 120317)
Dienerian250.5 - 249.9India (Himachal Pradesh) Vavilovites meridialis (type locality: 217568 217577 217588 217604)
Dienerian250.5 - 249.9Pakistan (Punjab) Vavilovites sverdrupi (217488 217489)