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Neograhamites transitorius

Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Kossmaticeratidae

Taxonomy
Neograhamites transitorius was named by Henderson (1970). Its type specimen is Victoria University VC.163a,b, a shell, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is P04/f9598, Fergussen Pt, Whangaroa Harbour, which is in a Piripauan marine horizon in New Zealand.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
N. morenoi

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1970Neograhamites transitorius Henderson p. 59 figs. Pl 13, fig 2

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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
genusNeograhamites
speciestransitorius

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.

†Neograhamites transitorius Henderson 1970
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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 2004, Kiessling 2003

Age range: Piripauan or 85.80000 to 83.50000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Piripauan85.8 - 83.5New Zealand (Northland) Neograhamites transitorius (type locality: 233887)