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Pseudosirenites elegans

Cephalopoda - Ceratitida - Trachyceratidae

Taxonomy
Sirenites elegans was named by von Mojsisovics (1896). It is not extant. Its type locality is Bambanag, Halorites Beds, which is in a Norian carbonate limestone in India.

It was recombined as Pseudosirenites elegans by Tatzreiter (1981).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1896Sirenites elegans von Mojsisovics
1906Sirenites elegantiformis Diener
1981Pseudosirenites elegans Tatzreiter

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderCeratitidaHyatt 1884
superfamilyTrachyceratoidea(Haug 1894)
familyTrachyceratidaeHaug 1894
subfamilySirenitinaeTozer 1971
genusPseudosirenitesArthaber 1911
specieselegans()

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.

Pseudosirenites elegans von Mojsisovics 1896
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Invalid names: Sirenites elegantiformis Diener 1906 [synonym]
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: Alaunian or 215.38000 to 211.18000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Carnian - Norian237.0 - 205.7Nepal (Byans) Sirenites elegans (214671)
Norian227.3 - 205.7India Sirenites elegans (type locality: 85471)
Alaunian215.38 - 211.18Indonesia Pseudosirenites elegans (139412)