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Delphinites (Pseudogarnieria) donovani

Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Neocomitidae

Taxonomy
Delphinites (Pseudogarnieria) donovani was named by Alsen and Rawson (2005) [DISTRIBUTION: Valanginian; Greenland.]. Its type specimen is MGUH 27470, a shell, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Locality 185, N Mols Bjerge, Traill Ø, which is in a Valanginian offshore shelf limestone in the Palnatokes Bjerg Formation of Greenland.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2005Delphinites (Pseudogarnieria) donovani Alsen and Rawson p. 208 figs. 4R, S
2006Delphinites (Pseudogarnieria) donovani Alsen p. 121

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassAmmonoidea()
RankNameAuthor
orderAmmonitida
suborderAmmonitinaHyatt 1889
superfamilyPerisphinctoidea(Steinman 1890)
familyNeocomitidaeSalfeld 1921
subfamilyPlatylenticeratinaeCasey 1973
genusDelphinitesSayn 1901
subgenusPseudogarnieria
speciesdonovani

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.

Delphinites (Pseudogarnieria) donovani Alsen and Rawson 2005
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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 2003, Kiessling 2004

Age range: Early/Lower Valanginian or 140.20000 to 136.40000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Valanginian140.2 - 136.4Greenland Delphinites donovani (type locality: 62562 83716)