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Carnites

Cephalopoda - Ceratitida - Carnitidae

Taxonomy
Carnites was named by Mojsisovics (1873) [Sepkoski's age data: Tr Carn-l Tr Carn-u Sepkoski's reference number: 302,1066]. It is not extant. It is the type genus of Carnitidae.

It was assigned to Ptychitinae by von Mojsisovics (1882); to Carnitidae by Spath (1951) and Tozer (1981); and to Ceratitida by Sepkoski (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1873Carnites Mojsisovics
1882Carnites von Mojsisovics
1951Carnites Spath p. 26
1981Carnites Tozer p. 94
2002Carnites Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderCeratitidaHyatt 1884
superfamilyPinacoceratoidea(Mojsisovics 1879)
familyCarnitidaeArthaber 1911
genusCarnitesMojsisovics 1873

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. †Carnites Mojsisovics 1873
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†Carnites floridus Wulfen 1793
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Invalid names: Nautilus bisulcatus Wulfen 1793 [synonym], Nautilus nodulosus Wulfen 1793 [synonym], Nautilus redivivus Wulfen 1793 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragoniteo
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: nektonico
Diet: carnivoreo
Vision: well-developedc
Created: 2005-01-28 02:33:06
Modified: 2005-10-06 16:36:47
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Kiessling 2003

Age range: base of the Julian to the top of the Norian or 235.00000 to 208.50000 Ma

Collections (11 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Carnian237.0 - 228.0Austria C. floridus (206002 206034)
Julian235.0 - 232.0Italy Pinacoceras floridum (159575)
Julian235.0 - 232.0Slovenia C. floridus (85174)
Julian235.0 - 232.0Austria C. floridus (159553) Nautilus bisulcatus, Nautilus nodulosus, Nautilus floridus, Nautilus redivivus (138155) Pinacoceras floridum (159524 159528 159532)
Julian235.0 - 232.0Hungary (Bakony) C. floridus (203337)
Norian228.0 - 208.5USA (Nevada) C. sp. (100399)