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Radioprionites abrekensis

Cephalopoda - Ceratitida - Prionitidae

Taxonomy
Radioprionites abrekensis was named by Shigeta and Zakharov (2009). Its type specimen is NSM PM23195 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Abrek Bay AB1025, which is in a Smithian submarine fan sandstone in the Zhitkov Formation of the Russian Federation. It is the type species of Radioprionites.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2009Radioprionites abrekensis Shigeta and Zakharov p. 85 figs. 71-73

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderCeratitidaHyatt 1884
suborderMeekoceratina
superfamilyMeekoceratoideaWaagen 1895
familyPrionitidaeHyatt 1900
genusRadioprionites
speciesabrekensis

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.

Radioprionites abrekensis Shigeta and Zakharov 2009
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
shell height719.113.033.020.56.91
shell diameter738.927.066.840.313.8
shell inflation76.053.9010.46.002.35

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: Smithian or 251.30000 to 247.20000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Smithian251.3 - 247.2Russian Federation Radioprionites abrekensis (type locality: 90223)