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Arcestes megaphyllus

Cephalopoda - Ceratitida - Arcestidae

Taxonomy
Ammonites megaphyllus was named by Beyrich (1864). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Bakanassij, south of Kupang (ammonoid layer), which is in a Triassic carbonate limestone in Indonesia.

It was recombined as Arcestes megaphyllus by Rothpletz (1892).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
A. angustus, A. carinatus, A. subtornatus, A. sundaicus, A. varinatus

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1864Ammonites megaphyllus Beyrich p. 66
1865Ammonites megaphyllus Beyrich p. 70 figs. Pl 3, figs 1a-c
1892Arcestes megaphyllus Rothpletz p. 86

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderCeratitidaHyatt 1884
superfamilyArcestoidea(Mojsisovics 1875)
familyArcestidaeMojsisovics 1875
genusArcestesSuess 1865
speciesmegaphyllus(Beyrich 1864)

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.

†Arcestes megaphyllus Beyrich 1864
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmean
shell diameter186.0

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 Wuchiapingian to the top of the Late/Upper Triassic or 259.51000 to 201.40000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Wuchiapingian259.51 - 254.14Indonesia Arcestes megaphyllus (132787)
Late/Upper Triassic237.0 - 201.4Indonesia Ammonites megaphyllus (type locality: 132774)