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Tapponnierites tenuicostatus

Cephalopoda - Ceratitida

Taxonomy
Tapponnierites tenuicostatus was named by Guex et al. (2005). Its type specimen is JGX-419 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Hammond Creek JGX-HC30, which is in a Spathian marine limestone in the Thaynes Formation of Idaho. It is the type species of Tapponnierites.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2005Tapponnierites tenuicostatus Guex et al. p. 3 figs. Pl 3, fig 2; pl 6, fig 12
2010Tapponnierites tenuicostatus Guex et al. p. 71 figs. Pl 48, figs 3-5; pl 56, fig 8

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
RankNameAuthor
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderCeratitidaHyatt 1884
genusTapponnierites
speciestenuicostatus

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.

Tapponnierites tenuicostatus Guex et al. 2005
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
shell height310.97.0023.08.008.96
shell diameter333.522.073.023.529.0
shell inflation314.59.5032.010.012.8

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: Spathian or 251.30000 to 247.20000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Spathian251.3 - 247.2USA (Idaho) Tapponnierites tenuicostatus (type locality: 109413)