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Valdedorsella

Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Desmoceratidae

Taxonomy
Valdedorsella was named by Breistroffer (1947) [Sepkoski's age data: K Haut-l K Apti-u].

It was assigned to Ammonoidea by Sepkoski (2002); and to Puzosiinae by Förster (1975), Renz (1982), Szives (2007) and El Qot (2018).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1947Valdedorsella Breistroffer
1975Valdedorsella Förster p. 210
1982Valdedorsella Renz p. 22
2002Valdedorsella Sepkoski
2003Weavericeras Kiessling
2007Valdedorsella Szives p. 51
2018Valdedorsella El Qot p. 152

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderAmmonitida
suborderAmmonitinaHyatt 1889
superfamilyDesmoceratoidea(Zittel 1895)
familyDesmoceratidaeZittel 1895
subfamilyPuzosiinaeSpath 1922
genusValdedorsellaBreistroffer 1947

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.

G. †Valdedorsella Breistroffer 1947
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Invalid names: Valdedorsella nunesi Henriques da Silva 1962 [synonym]
Valdedorsella getulina Coquand 1880
Invalid names: Weavericeras [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
shell height39.506.0022.06.509.10
shell diameter318.911.545.013.018.9
shell inflation34.042.0011.03.004.93

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 Late/Upper Hauterivian to the top of the Early/Lower Albian or 136.40000 to 109.00000 Ma

Collections (21 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Hauterivian136.4 - 130.0Argentina (Neuquen) Weavericeras vacaense (50554 50555 50571 50572)
Late/Upper Hauterivian136.4 - 130.0Tunisia V. uhligi (205710 205711)
Late/Upper Hauterivian136.4 - 130.0Italy V. sp. (65609)
Barremian129.4 - 125.0Czech Republic V. haugi, V. uhligi (2121)
Early/Lower Aptian125.45 - 122.46South Africa V. sp. (65845)
Early/Lower Aptian125.45 - 122.46Mozambique V. falcistriata (174801)
Late/Upper Aptian122.46 - 112.03Venezuela (Sucre) V. getulina (87919)
Late/Upper Aptian122.46 - 112.03Madagascar V. akuschaensis (168088) V. getulina (168087)
Late/Upper Aptian122.46 - 112.03Egypt V. akuschaensis (191709) V. getulina (191699)
Late/Upper Aptian122.46 - 112.03Hungary V. getulina (226273)
Late/Upper Aptian122.46 - 112.03Italy V. getulina (12779)
Late/Upper Aptian122.46 - 112.03Colombia V. inca (97675)
Albian113.0 - 100.5USA (Alaska) V. sp. (38516)
Early/Lower Albian112.03 - 109.0Morocco (Western High Atlas) V. akuschaensis (2072)
Early/Lower Albian - Late/Upper Albian112.03 - 99.6France V. akuschaensis (58861)