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Metadinarites

Cephalopoda - Ceratitida - Aplococeratidae

Taxonomy
Metadinarites was named by Spath (1951) [Sepkoski's age data: Tr Anis-u Sepkoski's reference number: 302]. Its type is Dinarites desertorum.

It was assigned to Aplococeratidae by Spath (1951) and Tozer (1981); and to Ceratitida by Sepkoski (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1951Metadinarites Spath p. 37
1981Metadinarites Tozer p. 95
2002Metadinarites Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderCeratitidaHyatt 1884
superfamilyDanubitoidea()
familyAplococeratidae
genusMetadinarites

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. †Metadinarites Spath 1951
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Invalid names: Dinarites pygmaeus Smith 1914 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmean
shell height18.50
shell diameter125.0
shell inflation19.50

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: Illyrian or 247.20000 to 242.00000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Illyrian247.2 - 242.0USA (Nevada) Dinarites desertorum, Dinarites pygmaeus (142669) M. desertorus (142865)