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Giovaraites massiliae

Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Heteroceratidae

Taxonomy
Giovaraites massiliae was named by Frau et al. (2016). Its type specimen is FCC FO, a shell, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Bed B46, Podestat–Pouli, which is in a Barremian offshore shelf wackestone in France. It is the type species of Giovaraites.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2016Giovaraites massiliae Frau et al. p. 213 figs. Pl 3, fig 6; pl 5, figs 1-5; pl 6, fig 7

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderAmmonitida
suborderAncyloceratinaWiedmann 1966
superfamilyAncyloceratoidea(Gill 1871)
familyHeteroceratidaeSpath 1922
genusGiovaraites
speciesmassiliae

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.

†Giovaraites massiliae Frau et al. 2016
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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: Late/Upper Barremian or 130.00000 to 125.45000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Barremian130.0 - 125.45France Giovaraites massiliae (type locality: 180148 180149)