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Abichites ovalis

Cephalopoda - Ceratitida - Dzhulfitidae

Taxonomy
Abichites ovalis was named by Korn and Hairapetian (2021). Its type specimen is MfN MB.C.30059, a shell, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Baghuk Mountain B section, which is in a Changhsingian marine shale in the Hambast Formation of Iran.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2021Abichites ovalis Korn and Hairapetian p. 92 fig. 58

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderCeratitidaHyatt 1884
suborderParaceltitinaShevyrev 1968
superfamilyXenodiscoidea(Frech 1902)
familyDzhulfitidae
genusAbichites
speciesovalis

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.

†Abichites ovalis Korn and Hairapetian 2021
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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 2004, Kiessling 2003

Age range: Changhsingian or 254.14000 to 251.90200 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Changhsingian254.14 - 251.902Iran Abichites ovalis (223151 223156 223181 type locality: 223198)