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Morewites sakakibarai

Source Data
SourceIDLink
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)8517473https://www.gbif.org/species/8517473
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)331585https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=331585
Rankspecies
Taxonomy (GBIF)Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Nostoceratidae : Morewites : Morewites sakakibarai
Taxonomy (PBDB)Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonitida : Nostoceratidae : Morewites : Morewites sakakibarai
Taxonomic Status (GBIF)accepted
Classification
(PBDB,GBIF)
RankNameAuthor
-Eukaryota
-OpisthokontaCavalier-Smith 1987
kingdomAnimalia
-Bilateria
-EubilateriaAx 1987
-ProtostomiaGrobben 1908
-Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMolluscaLinnaeus 1758
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassAmmonoidea
orderAmmonitidaHyatt 1889
suborderAncyloceratinaWiedmann 1966
superfamilyTurrilitoidea
familyNostoceratidaeHyatt 1894
genusMorewitesShigeta 2014
speciesMorewites sakakibaraiShigeta 2014
Generic NameMorewites
Scientific NameMorewites sakakibarai Shigeta, 2014
Opinions (PBDB)
NameRankOpinionEvidenceAuthor
Morewites sakakibaraispeciesbelongs to Morewitesstated with evidenceShigeta, 2014
Status (PBDB)extinct
Taxon Size (PBDB)1
First Recorded Appearance83.5 - 70.6 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Last Recorded Appearance83.5 - 70.6 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Motilityfast-moving (based on Ammonoidea)
Visionwell-developed (based on Cephalopoda)
Dietcarnivore (based on Ammonoidea)
Taphonomyaragonite (based on Ammonoidea)
Primary Reference (PBDB)Y. Shigeta. 2014. Morewites, a new Campanian (Late Cretaceous) heteromorph ammonoid genus from Hokkaido, Japan. Paleontological Research 18:1-5

Fossil Distribution

Synonymy List

YearName and Author
2014Morewites sakakibarai Shigeta p. 2 fig. 2

References

Shigeta Y. (2014) Morewites, a new Campanian (Late Cretaceous) heteromorph ammonoid genus from Hokkaido, Japan, Paleontological Research 18, 1-5
Y. Shigeta (2014) Morewites, a new Campanian (Late Cretaceous) heteromorph ammonoid genus from Hokkaido, Japan: Paleontological Research: 1--5 - via Catalogue of Life
Data courtesy of: PBDB: The Paleobiology Database, Creative Commons CC-BY licenced. , GBIF: the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, various licences, iDigBio, various licences, and EOL: The Encyclopedia of Life (Open Data Public Domain). Because fossils are made of minerals too!
 
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