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Araucanites awakino

Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Sphaeroceratidae

Taxonomy
Araucanites awakino was named by Westermann et al. (2002). Its type specimen is Auckland University C1732, a partial shell, and it is a 3D body fossil.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2002Araucanites awakino Westermann et al. p. 519 figs. Fig. 5G, H, K-N, 6I-K, 8H-T

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderAmmonitidaHaeckel 1866
suborderAmmonitinaHyatt 1889
superfamilyStephanoceratoidea(Newmayr 1875)
familySphaeroceratidaeBuckman 1920
subfamilyEurycephalitinaeThierry 1976
genusAraucanites(Westermann and Riccardi)
speciesawakino

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.

Araucanites awakino Westermann et al. 2002
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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 02:27:03
Modified: 2009-10-08 14:14:55
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Kiessling 2003

Age range: Temaikan or 176.00000 to 164.30000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Temaikan176.0 - 164.3New Zealand (Auckland) Araucanites awakino (233875)