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Rhaetites

Cephalopoda - Ceratitida - Arcestidae

Taxonomy
Rhaetites was named by Hyatt (1900). Its type is Arcestes rhaeticus.

It was assigned to Arcestidae by Spath (1951).

Species

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1900Rhaetites Hyatt p. 565
1951Rhaetites Spath p. 129

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderCeratitidaHyatt 1884
superfamilyArcestoidea(Mojsisovics 1875)
familyArcestidaeMojsisovics 1875
genusRhaetites

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.

G. †Rhaetites Hyatt 1900
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Rhaetites rhaeticus Clark 1887
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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: Rhaetian or 208.50000 to 201.30000 Ma

Collections (7 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Rhaetian208.5 - 201.3Chile Arcestes rhaeticus (209350)
Rhaetian208.5 - 201.3Slovakia R. rhaeticus (32892 49455 100046)
Rhaetian208.5 - 201.3New Zealand (Taharoa) Arcestes rhaeticus (201921)
Rhaetian208.5 - 201.3Germany Arcestes rhaeticus (173619)
Rhaetian208.5 - 201.3Austria Arcestes rhaeticus (173611)