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Saghalinites nuperus

Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Tetragonitidae

Taxonomy
Tetragonites nuperus was named by van Hoepen (1921) [DISTRIBUTION: Santonian-Campanian; South Africa.]. It is not a trace fossil.

It was recombined as Saghalinites nuperus by Klinger (1985) and Kennedy (1995).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1921Tetragonites nuperus van Hoepen p. 13 figs. pl. 3, figs. 3-4
1985Saghalinites nuperus Klinger p. 4
1995Saghalinites nuperus Kennedy p. 389 figs. Pl 3, figs 3,4,10,11

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderAmmonitida
suborderAmmonitinaHyatt 1889
superfamilyTetragonitoidea(Hyatt 1900)
familyTetragonitidaeHyatt 1900
genusSaghalinitesWright and Matsumoto 1954
speciesnuperus(van Hoepen 1921)

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.

Saghalinites nuperus van Hoepen 1921
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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 Santonian or 85.80000 to 83.50000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Santonian85.8 - 83.5France Saghalinites nuperus (179119)
Late/Upper Santonian85.8 - 83.5South Africa Saghalinites nuperus (82463 82520)
Middle Santonian85.8 - 83.5France Saghalinites nuperus (179120)