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Mayaites rotundus

Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Sphaeroceratidae

Taxonomy
Mayaites rotundus was named by Spath (1928).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1928Mayaites rotundus Spath
2015Mayaites rotundus Alberti et al. p. 96 figs. 4B, 8F,G, 11, 12A

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderAmmonitida
suborderAmmonitinaHyatt 1889
superfamilyStephanoceratoidea(Newmayr 1875)
familySphaeroceratidaeBuckman 1920
subfamilyMayaitinae(Spath 1928)
genusMayaites
speciesrotundusSpath 1928

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.

Mayaites rotundus Spath 1928
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
shell height251.541.364.152.716.1
shell diameter2115.495.1140.1117.631.8
shell inflation224.921.229.225.25.66

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: base of the Early/Lower Oxfordian to the top of the Oxfordian or 161.20000 to 157.30000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Callovian - Oxfordian166.1 - 157.3India Mayaites rotundus (68644)
Oxfordian163.5 - 157.3India (Gujarat) Mayaites rotundus (182014)
Oxfordian163.5 - 157.3Madagascar Mayaites rotundus (98093)
Early/Lower Oxfordian161.2 - 155.7India (Gujarat) Mayaites rotundus (182013)