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Ouaoufilalites

Cephalopoda - Goniatitida - Pericyclidae

Taxonomy
Ouaoufilalites was named by Korn et al. (2003). It is not extant. Its type is Ouaoufilalites ouaoufilalensis.

It was synonymized subjectively with Dzhaprakoceras by Furnish et al. (2009).

It was assigned to Maxigoniatitidae by Korn et al. (2003), Korn (2006); and to Ammonellipsitinae by Korn et al. (2010).

Species
O. creber, O. ouaoufilalensis (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2003Ouaoufilalites Korn et al. p. 83
2006Ouaoufilalites Korn
2010Ouaoufilalites Korn et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderGoniatitidaHyatt 1884
suborderGoniatitinaHyatt 1884
superfamilyPericycloidea(Hyatt 1900)
familyPericyclidaeHyatt 1900
subfamilyAmmonellipsitinaeRiley 1996
genusOuaoufilalites

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.

G. †Ouaoufilalites Korn et al. 2003
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Ouaoufilalites creber Korn et al. 2010
Ouaoufilalites ouaoufilalensis Korn et al. 2003
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
shell height144.642.058.904.501.98
shell diameter1412.55.3025.012.16.20
shell inflation143.410.9509.203.252.76

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 2003, Kiessling 2004

Age range: Tournaisian or 358.86000 to 346.70000 Ma

Collections (13 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Tournaisian358.86 - 346.7Morocco O. ouaoufilalensis (66200 66201)
Tournaisian358.86 - 346.7Algeria O. creber (135370 135397 135403 135404 135442 135443 135444 135446 135476 135477 135479)