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Menuites portlocki

Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Pachydiscidae

Taxonomy
Ammonites portlocki was named by Sharp (1855).

It was recombined as Menuites portlocki by Kennedy and Cobban (1997).

Subspecies

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1855Ammonites portlocki Sharp
1997Menuites portlocki Kennedy and Cobban p. 64

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderAmmonitida
suborderAmmonitinaHyatt 1889
superfamilyDesmoceratoidea(Zittel 1895)
familyPachydiscidaeSpath 1922
genusMenuitesSpath 1922
speciesportlocki(Sharp 1855)

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.

Menuites portlocki Sharp 1855
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Menuites portlocki complexus Halll and Meek 1856
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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: base of the Late/Upper Campanian to the top of the Campanian or 83.50000 to 72.10000 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Campanian83.6 - 72.1USA (New Jersey) Menuites complexus (141944)
Late/Upper Campanian83.5 - 70.6USA (Arkansas) Menuites portlocki (83054 83094)
Late/Upper Campanian83.5 - 70.6Germany Menuites portlocki (64215)
Middle Campanian - Late/Upper Campanian83.5 - 70.6USA (Delaware) Menuites portlocki (35048)