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Sirenites nanseni

Cephalopoda - Ceratitida - Trachyceratidae

Taxonomy
Sirenites nanseni was named by Tozer (1961). Its type specimen is GSC 14161 and is a 3D body fossil.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1961Sirenites nanseni Tozer p. 77 figs. Pl 23, figs 1-8
1994Sirenites nanseni Tozer p. 169 figs. Pl 91, figs 4-6,8-12; text-fig 73

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderCeratitidaHyatt 1884
superfamilyTrachyceratoidea(Haug 1894)
familyTrachyceratidaeHaug 1894
subfamilySirenitinaeTozer 1971
genusSirenitesMojsisovics 1893
speciesnanseniTozer 1961

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.

Sirenites nanseni Tozer 1961
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
shell diameter244.634.058.646.317.4

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: base of the Julian to the top of the Tuvalian or 235.00000 to 221.50000 Ma

Collections (14 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Julian235.0 - 232.0Canada (Nunavut) Sirenites nanseni (49806 49807 98565 98566 137158 137164 137165 137166 137786 137997)
Julian235.0 - 232.0Canada (British Columbia) Sirenites nanseni (56875 137244 138605)
Tuvalian232.0 - 221.5Mexico (Sonora) Sirenites nanseni (32836)