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Abbasites

Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Hammatoceratidae

Taxonomy
Abbasites was named by Buckman (1921) [Sepkoski's age data: J Aale Sepkoski's reference number: 1066]. Its type is Abbasites abbas.

It was assigned to Ammonoidea by Sepkoski (2002); and to Erycitinae by Howarth (2013).

Species
A. abbas (type species), A. gardincola
Species lacking formal opinion data
A. aegrotus, A. punctus

Synonyms
  • Ambersites was named by Buckman (1921).

    It was reranked as Abbasites (Ambersites) by Rulleau (2009); it was synonymized subjectively with Abbasites by Howarth (2013).

    It was assigned to Abbasites by Rulleau (2009).
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1921Abbasites Buckman
1921Ambersites Buckman
2002Abbasites Sepkoski
2009Abbasites (Ambersites) Rulleau
2013Abbasites Howarth p. 112

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderAmmonitidaHaeckel 1866
suborderAmmonitinaHyatt 1889
superfamilyHammatoceratoideaSchindewolf 1964
familyHammatoceratidaeBuckman 1887
subfamilyErycitinae(Spath 1928)
genusAbbasitesBuckman 1921

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.

G. †Abbasites Buckman 1921
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†Abbasites abbas Buckman 1921
†Abbasites gardincola de Gregorio 1886
Invalid names: Ambersites Buckman 1921 [synonym]
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: Middle Aalenian or 174.70000 to 170.90000 Ma

Collections (18 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Aalenian174.7 - 170.9Italy A. aegrotus (198950) A. punctus (198945 198946 198955)
Concavum174.7 - 170.9Morocco Ambersites sp. (141203 141207 141209 141211 141213 141214 141217)
Late/Upper Aalenian174.7 - 170.9Morocco Ambersites sp. (141219)
Middle Aalenian174.7 - 170.9Spain Ambersites sp., A. abbas (71716)
Middle Aalenian174.7 - 170.9Germany A. abbas (202830) A. gardincola (202822)
Middle Aalenian174.7 - 170.9United Kingdom A. abbas (202818)
Middle Aalenian174.7 - 170.9Thailand A. sp. (87467)
Middle Aalenian174.7 - 170.9Italy Stephanoceras gardincola (202802)