Basic info Taxonomic history Classification Included Taxa
Morphology Ecology and taphonomy External Literature Search Age range and collections

Kossmaticeras (Natalites) bensoni

Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Kossmaticeratidae

Taxonomy
Kossmaticeras (Natalites) bensoni was named by Henderson (1970). Its type specimen is OU.4679, a shell, and it is a 3D body fossil.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
K. aemilianus, K. centinelaensis, K. japonicum, K. acuticostatus, Natalites hauthali

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1970Kossmaticeras (Natalites) bensoni Henderson p. 39 figs. Pl 4, fig 3

Is something missing? Join the Paleobiology Database and enter the data

RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassAmmonoidea()
RankNameAuthor
orderAmmonitida
suborderAmmonitinaHyatt 1889
superfamilyDesmoceratoidea(Zittel 1895)
familyKossmaticeratidaeSpath 1922
subfamilyKossmaticeratinaeSpath 1922
genusKossmaticeras
subgenusNatalites(Collignon 1954)
speciesbensoni

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.

show all | hide all
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 2003, Kiessling 2004
Collections
No collection or age range data are available