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Mayaites grepini

Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Sphaeroceratidae

Taxonomy
Mayaites grepini was named by Collignon (1959). It is not extant. Its type locality is Besalampy (Ankazoabo), which is in an Oxfordian marine marl in Madagascar.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
M. hirtzi, M. mahabobokensis, M. obesus, M. obesusrotundus, M. piveteaui, M. waageni, M. arenosum

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1959Mayaites grepini Collignon pp. Pl. XXXVII fig. 201

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderAmmonitidaHaeckel 1866
suborderAmmonitinaHyatt 1889
superfamilyStephanoceratoidea(Newmayr 1875)
familySphaeroceratidaeBuckman 1920
subfamilyMayaitinae(Spath 1928)
genusMayaites
speciesgrepini

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.

†Mayaites grepini Collignon 1959
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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 2004, Kiessling 2003

Age range: Late/Upper Oxfordian or 157.90000 to 154.80000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Oxfordian157.9 - 154.8Madagascar (Atsimo-Andrefana) Mayaites grepini (type locality: 234149)