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Texanites kawasakii

Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Collignoniceratidae

Taxonomy
Mortoniceras kawasakii was named by Kawada (1929).

It was recombined as Texanites kawasakii by Matsumoto (1959).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1929Mortoniceras kawasakii Kawada p. 4 figs. pl. 14, figs. 2-4
1959Texanites kawasakii Matsumoto p. 124 figs. Pl. 28, fig.2a, b

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderAmmonitidaHaeckel 1866
suborderAmmonitinaHyatt 1889
superfamilyAcanthoceratoidea(de Grossouvre 1894)
familyCollignoniceratidaeWright and Wright 1951
subfamilyTexanitinaeCollignon 1948
genusTexanitesSpath 1932
specieskawasakii(Kawada 1929)

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.

Texanites kawasakii Kawada 1929
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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: Santonian or 85.70000 to 83.60000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Coniacian - Early/Lower Santonian89.8 - 83.6USA (California) Texanites kawasakii (224929)
Santonian85.7 - 83.6Japan Texanites kawasakii (62212)