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Carinacanthites

Cephalopoda - Ceratitida - Tibetitidae

Taxonomy
Carinacanthites was named by Tozer (1994).

It was assigned to Cyrtopleuritinae by Tozer (1994).

Species
C. calypso

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1994Carinacanthites Tozer p. 189

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderCeratitidaHyatt 1884
superfamilyClydonitaceaeMojsisovics 1879
familyTibetitidaeHyatt 1900
subfamilyCyrtopleuritinae(Diener 1925)
genusCarinacanthites

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.

G. †Carinacanthites Tozer 1994
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†Carinacanthites calypso Mojsisovics 1893
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmean
shell diameter121.9

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 2004, Kiessling 2003

Age range: Alaunian or 215.38000 to 211.18000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Carnian - Norian237.0 - 205.7Austria Acanthinites calypso (222675)
Alaunian215.38 - 211.18Canada (British Columbia) C. calypso (137993)