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Maorites seymourianus

Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Kossmaticeratidae

Taxonomy
Kossmaticeras (Madrasites) seymouriana was named by Kilian and Reboul (1909) [DISTRIBUTION: Maastrichtian; Antarctica.]. It is not a trace fossil.

It was recombined as Maorites seymourianus by Spath (1953) and Macellari (1986).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1909Kossmaticeras (Madrasites) seymouriana Kilian and Reboul pp. 29-30 figs. pl. 14, fig. 3
1953Maorites seymourianus Spath p. 24 figs. Pl 4, figs 1a,b
1986Maorites seymourianus Macellari p. 35

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderAmmonitida
suborderAmmonitinaHyatt 1889
superfamilyDesmoceratoidea(Zittel 1895)
familyKossmaticeratidaeSpath 1922
subfamilyKossmaticeratinaeSpath 1922
genusMaorites
speciesseymourianus(Kilian and Reboul 1909)

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.

†Maorites seymourianus Kilian and Reboul 1909
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
shell height1050.825.068.053.111.0
shell diameter10126.062.1175.0132.128.0
shell inflation1040.618.862.441.611.2

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: base of the Campanian to the top of the Late/Upper Maastrichtian or 83.60000 to 66.00000 Ma

Collections (34 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Campanian83.6 - 72.1Antarctica Maorites seymourianus (64206 166115)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0Antarctica Maorites seymourianus (82951 158391 158392 158393 158394 158395 158400 158401 158403 158405 158407 158408 158409 158411 158412 158413 158414 158428 158429 158430 158431 158432 158433 158434 158435 208366)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0Antarctica (Seymour Island) Maorites seymourianus (3157 3158)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0Antarctica (Seymour Island) Maorites seymourianus (166007 166008 166009 166010)