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Placites subsymmetricus

Cephalopoda - Ceratitida - Gymnitidae

Taxonomy
Pinacoceras subsymmetricum was named by von Mojsisovics (1873). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Sandling, red Gastropoden beds, which is in a Lacian carbonate limestone in the Halstatt Formation of Austria.

It was recombined as Placites subsymmetricus by von Mojsisovics (1902).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1873Pinacoceras subsymmetricum von Mojsisovics p. 56 figs. Pl 22, fig 3
1902Placites subsymmetricus von Mojsisovics p. 301

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderCeratitidaHyatt 1884
superfamilyPinacoceratoidea(Mojsisovics 1879)
familyGymnitidaeWaagen 1895
subfamilyPlacitinaeWang and He 1976
genusPlacitesMojsisovics 1896
speciessubsymmetricus()

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.

Placites subsymmetricus von Mojsisovics 1873
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmean
shell height137.0
shell diameter162.0
shell inflation10.001

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: base of the Lacian to the top of the Sevatian or 221.50000 to 205.60000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Lacian221.5 - 215.56Austria Pinacoceras subsymmetricum (type locality: 159516)
Sevatian212.0 - 205.6Russian Federation Placites subsymmetricus (214908)