Mosirites

Mosirites; Temporal range: ; Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Cephalopoda
Subclass:	†Ammonoidea
Order:	†Ammonitida
Suborder:	†Ancyloceratina
Family:	†Anisoceratidae
Genus:	†Mosirites; Shigeta et al., 2023
Type species
	†Mosirites mirabilis; Shigeta et al., 2023
Species
	†M. mirabilis Shigeta et al., 2023; †M. serpentiformis Shigeta et al., 2023;

Mosirites (IPA:

Hobetsu in Hokkaido; North Japan. The type species is Mosirites mirabilis, known from multiple partial and complete specimens.^[1]

Description

Mosirites is known from multiple specimens which were described in 2023 by Shigeta et al., (2023). The

body chamber with length of about 150°.^[1]

The generic name, Mosirites (IPA: [ˌmɒrsiˈraɪtɛs]), is derived from the Ainu word for peaceful land or Hokkaido, and the suffix "-ites" which is common in ammonite genera. The type species' specific name, mirabilis (IPA: [ˌmiraˈbilis]), is a Latin word for amazing, and refers to its amazing and wonderful form. The second species' specific name, serpentiformis (IPA: [ˌsɛrpɛntiˈfoːrmis]), derives from the Latin words 'serpens' (IPA: [sɛrpɛns]) and 'forma' (IPA: [foːrma]) and refers to its snake-like form.^[1]