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Baculites asperiformis

Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Baculitidae

Taxonomy
Baculites asperiformis was named by Meek (1876) [DISTRIBUTION: Campanian; Western Interior.]. It is not a trace fossil.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
B. recta

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1861Baculites asperiformis Meek and Hayden p. 421
1876Baculites asperiformis Meek p. 405
1937Baculites asperiformis Russell and Landes p. 168

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderAmmonitida
suborderAncyloceratinaWiedmann 1966
superfamilyTurrilitoidea(Gill 1871)
familyBaculitidaeGill 1871
genusBaculitesLamarck 1799
speciesasperiformisMeek 1876

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.

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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 2004, Kiessling 2003

Age range: base of the Early/Lower Campanian to the top of the Campanian or 83.50000 to 72.10000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Campanian83.6 - 72.1USA (Wyoming) Baculites asperiformis (1738 1740)
Early/Lower Campanian83.5 - 70.6USA (New Mexico) Baculites asperiformis (88548)
Early/Lower Campanian83.5 - 70.6Canada (Alberta) Baculites asperiformis (82651)