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Aspenites
Classification
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Cephalopoda
Order:
Ceratitida
Superfamily:
Noritaceae
Family:
Hedenstroemiidae
Formal Genus Name and Reference:
Aspenites Hyatt & SMITH, 1905
Type Species:
A. acutus
Images
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Fig. 173,1. *A. actutus, Ida. 1a,b, X0.66; le, X3 (203*)
Synonyms
Geographic Distribution
Ida.-Timor
Age Range
Beginning Stage in Treatise Usage:
Scyth.(Owenitan)
Beginning International Stage:
Olenekian
Fraction Up In Beginning Stage:
0
Beginning Date:
249.88
Ending Stage in Treatise Usage:
Scyth.(Owenitan)
Ending International Stage:
Olenekian
Fraction Up In Ending Stage:
48.9
Ending Date:
248.32
Description
Venter oxynote, conch smooth or with fine, strong radial folds. Suture ceratitic, with small adventitious lobes and goniatitic auxiliaries
References
—, \& Smith, J. P., 1905, The Triassic cephalopod genera of America: U. S. Geol. Survey, Prof. Paper 40, p. 1-394, pl. 1-85.
Museum or Author Information
Classification
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Cephalopoda
Order:
Ceratitida
Superfamily:
Noritaceae
Family:
Hedenstroemiidae
Formal Genus Name and Reference:
Aspenites Hyatt & SMITH, 1905
Type Species:
A. acutus
Images
(Click to enlarge in a new window)
Fig. 173,1. *A. actutus, Ida. 1a,b, X0.66; le, X3 (203*)
Synonyms
Geographic Distribution
Ida.-Timor
Age Range
Beginning Stage in Treatise Usage:
Scyth.(Owenitan)
Beginning International Stage:
Olenekian
Fraction Up In Beginning Stage:
0
Beginning Date:
249.88
Ending Stage in Treatise Usage:
Scyth.(Owenitan)
Ending International Stage:
Olenekian
Fraction Up In Ending Stage:
48.9
Ending Date:
248.32
Description
Venter oxynote, conch smooth or with fine, strong radial folds. Suture ceratitic, with small adventitious lobes and goniatitic auxiliaries
References
—, \& Smith, J. P., 1905, The Triassic cephalopod genera of America: U. S. Geol. Survey, Prof. Paper 40, p. 1-394, pl. 1-85.