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Hildaites murleyi

Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Hildoceratidae

Taxonomy
Ammonites murleyi was named by Buckman (1841).

It was recombined as Hildaites murleyi by Howarth (1992), Bécaud (2006) and Kovács (2011).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1841Ammonites murleyi Buckman figs. Pl 24, fig 6
1864Ammonites borealis Seebach p. 140 figs. Pl 7, fig 5
1921Hildoceratoides propeserpentinus Buckman figs. Pl 216, figs 1-3
1922Murleyiceras aptum Buckman figs. Pl 316
1933Hildoceras undicosta Merla p. 50 figs. Pl 7, fig 2
1992Hildaites murleyi Howarth p. 168 figs. Pl 30, figs 9,10; pl 31, figs 1-8; pl 32, fig 4
2006Hildaites murleyi Bécaud p. 77 figs. Pl 32, fig 3; pl 33, fig 1; pl 34, fig 1
2011Hildaites murleyi Kovács p. 36 figs. Pl 13, fig 1; pl 14, figs 1,2; pl 15, figs 1,2
2011Hildaites undicosta Kovács p. 41 figs. Pl 16, fig 5

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderAmmonitida
suborderAmmonitinaHyatt 1889
superfamilyHildoceratoidea(Hyatt 1867)
familyHildoceratidaeHyatt 1867
subfamilyHildoceratinaeHyatt 1867
genusHildaites
speciesmurleyi(Buckman 1841)

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.

Hildaites murleyi Buckman 1841
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Invalid names: Ammonites borealis Seebach 1864 [synonym], Hildoceras undicosta Merla 1933 [synonym], Hildoceratoides propeserpentinus Buckman 1921 [synonym], Murleyiceras aptum Buckman 1922 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
height429.024.037.028.25.56
diameter493.770.0128.093.024.6
inflation440.228.058.040.015.1
shell height341.537.845.541.53.85
shell diameter3135.8124.7153.2131.015.0
shell inflation365.360.076.860.59.56

Composition: aragoniteo
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: fast-movingo
Life habit: nektonico
Diet: carnivoreo
Vision: well-developedc
Created: 2005-01-28 02:27:03
Modified: 2009-10-08 14:14:55
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Kiessling 2003

Age range: Falciferum or 183.00000 to 182.00000 Ma

Collections (64 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Toarcian183.0 - 182.0USA (Nevada) Hildaites murleyi (208061 208079)
Early/Lower Toarcian183.0 - 182.0Canada (Yukon) Hildaites murleyi (208214)
Early/Lower Toarcian183.0 - 182.0Spain (Cantabria) Hildaites murleyi (169507 169509 169511 222264 222271)
Early/Lower Toarcian183.0 - 182.0Spain Hildaites murleyi (169651 169652)
Early/Lower Toarcian183.0 - 182.0Canada (British Columbia) Hildaites murleyi (53618 55788 55949 56351 56352 56353 56354 56355 56356 56400 200424)
Falciferum183.0 - 182.0Bulgaria Hildaites murleyi (150941)
Falciferum183.0 - 182.0Hungary Hildaites murleyi (147278 148234 148238 148240 148241 148245 148249 148252 148263 148265 148267 148268) Hildaites murleyi, Hildaites undicosta (148233 148250)
Falciferum183.0 - 182.0France Hildaites murleyi (140861)
Falciferum183.0 - 182.0Italy Hildaites undicosta (145307 145308 145317 145318 145319 145320)
Falciferum183.0 - 182.0France (Vendée) Hildaites murleyi (147201)
Falciferum183.0 - 182.0France (Deux-Sevrès) Hildaites murleyi (140860 140862 140897 147149 147150)
Falciferum183.0 - 182.0Germany Hildaites murleyi (228508)
Falciferum183.0 - 182.0Spain Hildaites murleyi (126528)
Kanense183.0 - 182.0Canada (Yukon) Hildaites murleyi (114652 114659)
Kanense183.0 - 182.0Canada (Alberta) Hildaites murleyi (198518 198519 198520 198521 198523 198525)
Early/Lower Toarcian - Middle Toarcian183.0 - 175.6Canada (British Columbia) Hildaites murleyi (53094 55769 55770 55777 56399)