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Marshallites

Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Kossmaticeratidae

Taxonomy
Marshallites was named by Matsumoto (1955) [Sepkoski's age data: K Ceno K Turo-l]. Its type is Marshallites compressus.

It was assigned to Marshallitinae by Kennedy and Klinger (1985); and to Ammonoidea by Sepkoski (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1955Marshallites Matsumoto
1985Marshallites Kennedy and Klinger p. 167
2002Marshallites Sepkoski

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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
subfamilyMarshallitinaeMatsumoto 1955
genusMarshallitesMatsumoto 1955

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. †Marshallites Matsumoto 1955
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†Marshallites columbianus McLearn 1972
†Marshallites compressus Matsumoto 1955
†Marshallites cumshewaensis Whiteaves 1884
†Marshallites voyanus Anderson 1958
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmean
shell height125.0
shell diameter160.0
shell inflation118.0

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: base of the Middle Albian to the top of the Coniacian or 109.00000 to 86.30000 Ma

Collections (24 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Albian113.0 - 100.5Canada (British Columbia) M. columbianus (87482 87673) M. cumshewaensis (87479 87490 87697) M. sp. (87478) M. sp., M. cumshewaensis (87476)
Middle Albian109.0 - 105.3Russian Federation M. sp. (160389 160390)
Late/Upper Albian105.3 - 99.6USA (Alaska) M. sp. (88620) M. sp., M. cumshewaensis (88619)
Late/Upper Albian105.3 - 99.6Canada (British Columbia) M. cumshewaensis (87690 87714 87720)
Late/Upper Albian105.3 - 99.6Russian Federation M. cumshewaensis, M. columbianus (169555)
Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9USA (California) Kossmaticeras voyanum (158108)
Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9USA (Alaska) M. sp. (88916)
Early/Lower Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5Japan (Hokkaido) M. olcostephanoides (70536) M. sp. (62634 62649 62650)
Coniacian89.8 - 86.3Antarctica M. sp. (83362)
Early/Lower Coniacian89.3 - 85.8South Africa M. cumshewaensis (82457)
Early/Lower Coniacian89.3 - 85.8Madagascar M. cumshewaensis (46613)