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Gyrophioceras supraspiratum

Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Arietitidae

Taxonomy
Arietites supraspiratus was named by Wahner (1888). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Schreinbach (Wähner NHMW collection), which is in an Angulata carbonate limestone in Austria.

It was recombined as Vermiceras (Gyrophioceras) supraspiratum by Bloos (1994); it was recombined as Gyrophioceras supraspiratum by Longridge et al. (2008).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1888Arietites supraspiratus Wahner p. 298 figs. Pl 20, figs 6-9
1994Vermiceras (Gyrophioceras) supraspiratum Bloos p. 10 figs. Pl 3, figs 11-13; text-figs 5, 6c,d, 8d-f
2008Gyrophioceras supraspiratum Longridge et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderAmmonitida
suborderAmmonitinaHyatt 1889
superfamilyPsiloceratoidea(Hyatt 1867)
familyArietitidaeHyatt 1875
subfamilyArietitinaeHyatt 1875
genusGyrophioceras
speciessupraspiratum(Wahner 1888)

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
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
height311.810.213.012.41.47
diameter363.560.069.561.55.11
inflation339.535.050.335.08.83

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 2003, Kiessling 2004

Age range: Angulata or 201.30000 to 196.50000 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Angulata201.3 - 196.5Austria Arietites supraspiratus (189265) Vermiceras supraspiratum (189263 189264)
Angulata201.3 - 196.5Canada (British Columbia) Gyrophioceras supraspiratum (84738 84739 84746)