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Nebrodites hetaerus

Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Perisphinctidae

Taxonomy
Perisphinctes hetaerus was named by Herbich (1878). It is not a trace fossil. Its type locality is Ghilcoş outcrop (Herbich collection), which is in a Kimmeridgian marine sandstone in Romania.

It was recombined as Nebrodites hetaerus by Grigore (2010).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1878Perisphinctes hetaerus Herbich
2010Nebrodites hetaerus Grigore p. 309 figs. Pl 1, fig 2; pl 3, figs 3,7,8,9

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderAmmonitida
suborderAmmonitinaHyatt 1889
superfamilyPerisphinctoidea(Steinman 1890)
familyPerisphinctidaeSteinmann 1890
subfamilyIdoceratinae(Spath 1924)
genusNebrodites
specieshetaerus(Herbich 1878)

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.

Nebrodites hetaerus Herbich 1878
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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 2004, Kiessling 2003

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Kimmeridgian to the top of the Kimmeridgian or 155.70000 to 152.10000 Ma

Collections (7 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Kimmeridgian157.3 - 152.1Ethiopia Perisphinctes hetaerus (94585)
Kimmeridgian157.3 - 152.1Romania Perisphinctes hetaerus (198389)
Early/Lower Kimmeridgian155.7 - 150.8Romania Nebrodites hetaerus (198360 198361 198362) Perisphinctes hetaerus (198398)
Late/Upper Kimmeridgian155.7 - 150.8Romania Nebrodites hetaerus (198339)