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Silesites vulpes

Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Silesitidae

Taxonomy
Ammonites vulpes was named by Coquand (1878). It is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Silesites vulpes by Benzaggagh (2025).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1878Ammonites vulpes Coquand
2025Silesites vulpes Benzaggagh p. 12 fig. 8P

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderAmmonitidaHaeckel 1866
suborderAmmonitinaHyatt 1889
superfamilyDesmoceratoidea(Zittel 1895)
familySilesitidaeHyatt 1900
genusSilesitesUhlig 1883
speciesvulpes(Coquand 1878)

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.

Silesites vulpes Coquand 1878
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmean
shell height17.00
shell diameter118.5
shell inflation19.00

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: base of the Hauterivian to the top of the Barremian or 132.60000 to 121.40000 Ma

Collections (11 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Valanginian - Early/Lower Aptian137.05 - 119.57Italy Silesites vulpes (160725)
Hauterivian132.6 - 125.77Morocco Silesites vulpes (82163)
Barremian125.77 - 121.4Morocco Silesites vulpes (82179)
Barremian125.77 - 121.4Spain (Granada) Silesites vulpes (2292 2298)
Barremian125.77 - 121.4Spain (Murcia) Silesites vulpes (2302 2312 2321 2334 2336)
Late/Upper Barremian125.77 - 121.4Morocco Silesites vulpes (240076)