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Discotropites theron

Cephalopoda - Ceratitida - Tropitidae

Taxonomy
Ammonites theron was named by Dittmar (1866). It is not extant.

It was recombined as Discotropites theron by Smith (1927) and Tozer (1994).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1866Ammonites theron Dittmar p. 52
1927Discotropites theron Smith p. 40 figs. Pl 9, figs 1-3
1994Discotropites theron Tozer p. 217 figs. Pl 96, figs 8-15

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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
speciestheron(Dittmar 1866)

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.

†Discotropites theron Dittmar 1866
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
shell diameter441.237.348.040.24.68

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: Tuvalian or 232.00000 to 221.50000 Ma

Collections (13 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Tuvalian232.0 - 221.5Canada (British Columbia) Discotropites theron (49748 49801 56873 56878 137139 137245 137503 137504 137509 137510 137511 141768)
Tuvalian232.0 - 221.5USA (California) Discotropites theron (144078)