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Titanites giganteus

Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Perisphinctidae

Taxonomy
Ammonites giganteus was named by Sowerby (1816) [As Amonites giganteus]. It is not extant. Its type specimen is BMNH 43897.

It was recombined as Titanites giganteus by Arkell (1933).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1816Ammonites giganteus Sowerby p. 55 figs. Pl. CXXVI
1933Titanites giganteus Arkell p. 481

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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
subfamilyDorsoplanitinaeArkell 1950
genusTitanites
speciesgiganteus()

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.

†Titanites giganteus Sowerby 1816
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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
Collections
No collection or age range data are available