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Orestites

Cephalopoda - Ceratitida - Lobitidae

Taxonomy
Orestites was named by Renz (1910) [Sepkoski's age data: Tr Ladi-u , Tr Carn-l Sepkoski's reference number: 302]. It is not extant. Its type is Orestites frechi.

It was assigned to Lobitidae by Spath (1951); and to Ceratitida by Sepkoski (2002).

Species
O. frechi (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1910Orestites Renz
1951Orestites Spath p. 124
2002Orestites Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderCeratitidaHyatt 1884
superfamilyLobitaceaeMojsisovics 1882
familyLobitidae()
genusOrestitesRenz 1910

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. †Orestites Renz 1910
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Orestites frechi Renz 1911
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 2003, Kiessling 2004

Age range: Longobardian or 242.00000 to 235.00000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Longobardian242.0 - 235.0Iran O. sp. (117903)