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Orthoceltites

Cephalopoda - Ceratitida - Badiotitidae

Taxonomy
Orthoceltites was named by Spath (1951) [Sepkoski's age data: Tr Ladi Tr Carn-l Sepkoski's reference number: 302].

It was assigned to Celtitidae by Spath (1951); to Danubitidae by Tozer (1981); to Badiotitidae by Tozer (1994); and to Ceratitida by Sepkoski (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1951Orthoceltites Spath p. 98
1981Orthoceltites Tozer p. 94
1994Orthoceltites Tozer p. 125
2002Orthoceltites Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderCeratitidaHyatt 1884
superfamilyCeratitoidea(Mojsisovics 1879)
familyBadiotitidaeHyatt 1900
genusOrthoceltites

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. †Orthoceltites Spath 1951
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Orthoceltites belcheri Tozer 1994
Orthoceltites buchii Klipstein 1843
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Invalid names: Ammonites klipsteinianus Laube 1869 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmean
shell diameter121.0

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: base of the Ladinian to the top of the Tuvalian or 242.00000 to 221.50000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ladinian242.0 - 237.0Italy (South Tyrol) Celtites buchii (205129)
Julian235.0 - 232.0Italy Goniatites buchii (145649)
Tuvalian232.0 - 221.5Canada (Nunavut) O. belcheri (49805)