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Rhaetites rhaeticus

Cephalopoda - Ceratitida - Arcestidae

Taxonomy
Arcestes rhaeticus was named by Clark (1887). It is the type species of Rhaetites.

It was recombined as Rhaetites rhaeticus by Hyatt (1900) and Spath (1951).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1887Arcestes rhaeticus Clark p. 44 figs. Pl 1, fig 3
1895Arcestes rhaeticus Pompeckj p. 3
1900Rhaetites rhaeticus Hyatt p. 559
1951Rhaetites rhaeticus 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
speciesrhaeticus(Clark 1887)

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.

Rhaetites rhaeticus Clark 1887
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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 - 201.3Austria Arcestes rhaeticus (173611)
Rhaetian208.5 - 201.3Germany Arcestes rhaeticus (173619)
Rhaetian208.5 - 201.3New Zealand (Taharoa) Arcestes rhaeticus (201921)
Rhaetian208.5 - 201.3Slovakia Rhaetites rhaeticus (32892 49455 100046)
Rhaetian208.5 - 201.3Chile Arcestes rhaeticus (209350)