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Bollandites varians

Cephalopoda - Goniatitida - Maxigoniatitidae

Taxonomy
Bollandites varians was named by Riley (1996). Its type specimen is Ro 5187 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Leagram Brook, which is in a Holkerian carbonate limestone in the Hodderense Limestone Formation of the United Kingdom.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1996Bollandites varians Riley pp. 76 - 77 figs. Plate 7, figures 1, 3, 7, 9, 11; Plate 8, figure 14; Text-figures 47-48

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderGoniatitidaHyatt 1884
suborderGoniatitinaHyatt 1884
superfamilyPericycloidea(Hyatt 1900)
familyMaxigoniatitidae
genusBollanditesBisat 1952
speciesvarians

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.

†Bollandites varians Riley 1996
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragoniteo
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: fast-movingo
Life habit: nektonico
Diet: carnivoreo
Vision: well-developedc
Created: 2005-01-28 02:36:55
Modified: 2005-10-06 16:36:08
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Kiessling 2003

Age range: Holkerian or 346.70000 to 339.90000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Holkerian346.7 - 339.9United Kingdom (England) Bollandites varians (type locality: 233464)