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Discotropites sandlingensis

Cephalopoda - Ceratitida - Tropitidae

Taxonomy
Ammonites sandlingensis was named by Hauer (1849). It is not extant. It is the type species of Discotropites.

It was recombined as Discotropites sandlingensis by Hyatt and Smith (1905), Smith (1927), Spath (1951) and Tozer (1994).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1849Ammonites sandlingensis Hauer p. 10
1905Discotropites sandlingensis Hyatt and Smith p. 63 figs. Pl 35, figs 1-12; pl 36, figs 1-26
1927Discotropites sandlingensis Smith p. 39 figs. Pl 35, figs 1-12; pl 36, figs 1-6
1951Discotropites sandlingensis Spath p. 88
1994Discotropites sandlingensis Tozer p. 216 figs. Pl 92, figs 6-11

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderCeratitidaHyatt 1884
superfamilyTropitaceae(Mojsisovics 1875)
familyTropitidaeMojsisovics 1875
genusDiscotropites
speciessandlingensis(Hauer 1849)

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.

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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
shell height237.0--37.0-
shell diameter239.622.470.046.233.7
shell inflation29.00--9.00-

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: Tuvalian or 232.00000 to 221.50000 Ma

Collections (17 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Carnian237.0 - 228.0Laos Discotropites sandlingensis (44791)
Late/Upper Triassic237.0 - 201.3USA (Alaska) Discotropites sandlingensis (112266 112268 112269 112271 112272)
Tuvalian232.0 - 221.5USA (Alaska) Discotropites sandlingensis (33415)
Tuvalian232.0 - 221.5USA (California) Discotropites sandlingensis (33324)
Tuvalian232.0 - 221.5Canada (British Columbia) Discotropites sandlingensis (46573 49644 49703 49796 49804 137107 137667 138602)
Norian228.0 - 208.5Hungary Discotropites sandlingensis (73270)