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Xenoceltites matheri

Cephalopoda - Ceratitida - Xenoceltitidae

Taxonomy
Ophiceras matheri was named by Mathews (1929).

It was recombined as Xenoceltites matheri by Dagis and Ermakova (1990).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1929Ophiceras matheri Mathews
1990Xenoceltites matheri Dagis and Ermakova p. 24 figs. Pl 5, figs 5-10

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderCeratitidaHyatt 1884
suborderParaceltitinaShevyrev 1968
superfamilyXenodiscoidea(Frech 1902)
familyXenoceltitidaeSpath 1930
genusXenoceltitesSpath 1930
speciesmatheri(Mathews 1929)

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.

Xenoceltites matheri Mathews 1929
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
shell height39.756.8013.510.13.35
shell diameter331.622.543.032.610.3
shell inflation314.29.5020.015.05.25

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: Smithian or 251.30000 to 247.20000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Smithian251.3 - 247.2Russian Federation Xenoceltites matheri (170332 170333)