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Moffitites

Cephalopoda - Ammonoida - Kossmaticeratidae

Taxonomy
Moffitites was named by Imlay (1959) [Sepkoski's age data: K Albi].

It was assigned to Puzosiinae by Imlay (1959); to Marshallitinae by Wright et al. (1996); and to Ammonoidea by Sepkoski (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1959Moffitites Imlay p. 181
1996Moffitites Wright et al. p. 88
2002Moffitites Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
RankNameAuthor
subclassColeoideaBather 1888
orderAmmonoida(Haeckel 1866)
orderAmmonitidaHaeckel 1866
suborderAmmonitinaHyatt 1889
superfamilyDesmoceratoidea(Zittel 1895)
familyKossmaticeratidaeSpath 1922
subfamilyMarshallitinaeMatsumoto 1955
genusMoffitites

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. †Moffitites Imlay 1959
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Moffitites crassus Imlay 1960
Moffitites robustus Imlay 1959
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
shell height325.716.543.024.013.7
shell diameter357.835.597.056.031.3
shell inflation316.88.5031.018.011.3

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: Early/Lower Albian or 112.03000 to 109.00000 Ma

Collections (11 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Albian112.03 - 109.0USA (Alaska) Moffites robustus (38506 38507 38510 38511 38512) M. crassus, Moffites robustus (38505) M. robustus (38478 38501 38502 88626 88909)