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Kammerkarites megastoma

Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Schlotheimiidae

Taxonomy
Ammonites megastoma was named by Guembel (1861).

It was recombined as Kammerkarites megastoma by Longridge et al. (2008).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1861Ammonites megastoma Guembel
2008Kammerkarites megastoma Longridge et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderAmmonitida
suborderAmmonitinaHyatt 1889
superfamilyPsiloceratoidea(Hyatt 1867)
familySchlotheimiidaeSpath 1923
genusKammerkarites
speciesmegastoma(Guembel 1861)

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.

Kammerkarites megastoma Guembel 1861
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmean
height137.5
diameter1146.0
inflation181.0

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 2003, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Hettangian to the top of the Liasicus or 201.30000 to 196.50000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Liasicus201.3 - 196.5USA (Alaska) Kammerkarites megastoma (68681)
Liasicus201.3 - 196.5Canada (British Columbia) Kammerkarites megastoma (84954)
Hettangian - Sinemurian201.3 - 190.8Austria Kammerkarites megastoma (38057)