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Aspidites magnumbilicatus

Cephalopoda - Ceratitida - Proptychitidae

Taxonomy
Aspidites magnumbilicatus was named by Waagen (1895). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Chidroo, Stachella beds, Salt Range, which is in a Smithian marine horizon in the Ceratite Sandstone Formation of Pakistan.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1895Aspidites magnumbilicatus Waagen p. 221 figs. Pl 26, figs 5a-c

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderCeratitidaHyatt 1884
suborderMeekoceratina
superfamilyMeekoceratoideaWaagen 1895
familyProptychitidaeWaagen 1895
genusAspidites
speciesmagnumbilicatus

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
partNmean
shell height136.5
shell diameter178.0
shell inflation119.0

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: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Smithian251.3 - 247.2Pakistan Aspidites magnumbilicatus (type locality: 143622)