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Megaceratites subnodosus

Cephalopoda - Ceratitida - Ceratitidae

Taxonomy
Ceratites subnodosus was named by von Mojsisovics (1882). It is not extant. Its type locality is Schreyeralm (Geol Reichsanstalt coll), which is in an Illyrian carbonate limestone in the Schreyeralm Formation of Austria.

It was recombined as Paraceratites subnodosus by Spath (1934), Gu et al. (1980), Vörös and Pálfy (1989); it was recombined as Megaceratites subnodosus by Vörös (2010), Vörös (2018).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1882Ceratites subnodosus von Mojsisovics p. 33 figs. Pl. 10, figs 9-11
1934Paraceratites subnodosus Spath
1980Paraceratites subnodosus Gu et al. p. 347 figs. Pl 1, figs 17-19; text-fig 4a
1989Paraceratites subnodosus Vörös and Pálfy p. 19 figs. Pl 1, fig 3
2010Megaceratites subnodosus Vörös p. 8 figs. Pl. 3, fig. 3
2018Megaceratites subnodosus Vörös p. 59 figs. Pl 4, figs 5-8; pl 5, fig 1

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderCeratitidaHyatt 1884
superfamilyCeratitoidea(Mojsisovics 1879)
familyCeratitidaeMojsisovics 1879
subfamilyParaceratitinaeSilberling 1962
genusMegaceratitesBalini 1992
speciessubnodosus()

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.

Megaceratites subnodosus von Mojsisovics 1882
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmean
shell height128.3
shell diameter173.2
shell inflation119.6

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: base of the Pelsonian to the top of the Illyrian or 244.24000 to 241.46400 Ma

Collections (26 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Anisian246.7 - 241.464Hungary Megaceratites subnodosus (128444)
Anisian246.7 - 241.464Albania Paraceratites subnodosus (214982)
Pelsonian244.24 - 243.33Hungary Ceratites subnodosus (203384)
Illyrian243.33 - 241.464Hungary (Veszprem) Megaceratites subnodosus (199796 199797) Paraceratites subnodosus (43671)
Illyrian243.33 - 241.464Israel Ceratites subnodosus (63948)
Illyrian243.33 - 241.464Austria Ceratites subnodosus (136996)
Illyrian243.33 - 241.464Bosnia and Herzegovina Paraceratites subnodosus (214979)
Illyrian243.33 - 241.464Greece (Epidavros) Paraceratites subnodosus (211432)
Illyrian243.33 - 241.464Hungary Megaceratites subnodosus (182850 182851 182852 182853 199575 199577 199578 199842 199846 199848 199863 199864 199865 199868)
Illyrian243.33 - 241.464Montenegro Paraceratites subnodosus (215192)
Illyrian243.33 - 241.464China (Xizang) Paraceratites subnodosus (150445)