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Virgatites gerassimovi

Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Virgatitidae

Taxonomy
Virgatites gerassimovi was named by Mitta (1983). It is not extant.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
Perisphinctes dorsoplanus, V. scythicus, V. sosia

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1983Virgatites gerassimovi Mitta

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderAmmonitida
suborderAmmonitinaHyatt 1889
superfamilyPerisphinctoidea(Steinman 1890)
familyVirgatitidaeSpath 1924
genusVirgatitesPavlow 1892
speciesgerassimoviMitta 1983

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.

†Virgatites gerassimovi Mitta 1983
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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 Middle Tithonian to the top of the Early/Lower Tithonian or 150.80000 to 145.00000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Tithonian152.1 - 145.0Russian Federation Virgatites gerassimovi (59185)
Early/Lower Tithonian150.8 - 145.0Russian Federation Virgatites gerassimovi (190573)
Middle Tithonian150.8 - 145.0Russian Federation Virgatites gerassimovi (190667)