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Hamites attenuatus

Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Hamitidae

Taxonomy
Hamites attenuatus was named by Sowerby (1814). It is a 3D body fossil. It is the type species of Hamites.

It was recombined as Torneutoceras attenuatus by Hyatt (1900); it was recombined as Torneutoceras attenuatum by Spath (1922); it was considered a nomen dubium by Spath (1939).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1814Hamites attenuatus Sowerby
1842Hamites attenuatus d'Orbigny p. 533 figs. Pl. 131, Figs. 9-13
1900Torneutoceras attenuatus Hyatt p. 586
1922Torneutoceras attenuatum Spath p. 148
1990Hamites attenuatus Henderson p. 130
1996Hamites attenuatus Wright et al. p. 239

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderAmmonitidaHaeckel 1866
suborderAncyloceratinaWiedmann 1966
superfamilyTurrilitoidea(Gill 1871)
familyHamitidaeGill 1871
genusHamitesParkinson 1811
speciesattenuatus

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.

Hamites attenuatus Sowerby 1814
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Invalid names: Hamites attenuatus d'Orbigny 1842 [objective synonym]
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 02:27:03
Modified: 2009-10-08 14:14:55
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2003, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Early/Lower Albian to the top of the Cenomanian or 113.20000 to 93.90000 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Albian113.2 - 110.1Mexico (Chihuahua) Hamites attenuatus (88251 88252)
Albian113.2 - 100.5Switzerland Hamites attenuatus (2166)
Late/Upper Albian106.3 - 100.5Angola Torneutoceras attenuatum (210839)
Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9United Kingdom (England) Hamites attenuatus (154013)
Early/Lower Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Mexico (Zacatecas) Hamites attenuatus (87607)