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Harleites castellensis

Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Collignoniceratidae

Taxonomy
Barroisiceras (Harleites) castellense was named by Reeside (1932). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is East of Oak Spring, Sevier Co. [Mancos Shale], which is in a Coniacian marine shale in the Mancos Shale Formation of Texas.

It was recombined as Harleites castellensis by Renz (1982).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1932Barroisiceras (Harleites) castellense Reeside p. 19 figs. pl. 6, figs. 1-5
1982Harleites castellensis Renz p. 116

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderAmmonitidaHaeckel 1866
suborderAmmonitinaHyatt 1889
superfamilyAcanthoceratoidea(de Grossouvre 1894)
familyCollignoniceratidaeWright and Wright 1951
subfamilyBarroisiceratinaeBasse 1947
genusHarleites()
speciescastellensis()

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.

Harleites castellensis Reeside 1932
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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: Coniacian or 89.80000 to 85.70000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Coniacian89.8 - 85.7USA (Texas) Barroisiceras castellense (type locality: 88539)
Early/Lower Coniacian89.8 - 85.7Venezuela (Trujillo) Harleites castellensis (88356)