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Stacheites prionoides

Cephalopoda - Ceratitida - Dinaritidae

Taxonomy
Stacheites prionoides was named by Kittl (1903). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Muć, which is in an Olenekian carbonate limestone in the Werfen Formation of Croatia. It is the type species of Stacheites.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1903Stacheites prionoides Kittl
1934Stacheites prionoides Spath
1969Stacheites prionoides Kummel

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderCeratitidaHyatt 1884
superfamilyCeratitoidea(Mojsisovics 1879)
familyDinaritidaeMojsisovics 1882
genusStacheites
speciesprionoides

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.

Stacheites prionoides Kittl 1903
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
shell height221.116.527.021.87.42
shell inflation24.00--4.00-

Composition: aragoniteo
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: nektonico
Diet: carnivoreo
Vision: well-developedc
Created: 2005-01-28 02:33:06
Modified: 2005-10-06 16:36:47
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2003, Kiessling 2004

Age range: Spathian or 248.10000 to 246.70000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Olenekian249.9 - 246.7Croatia (Split-Dalmatia) Stacheites prionoides (type locality: 211741)
Spathian248.1 - 246.7USA (Idaho) Stacheites prionoides (109413 109414)