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Hemispiticeras (ammonite)

Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Himalayitidae

Taxonomy
Hemispiticeras was named by Spath (1925). It is not extant. It was considered unknown by Spath (1925).

It was assigned to Himalayitidae by Spath (1925).

Species lacking formal opinion data
H. steinmanni

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1925Hemispiticeras Spath

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderAmmonitida
suborderAmmonitinaHyatt 1889
superfamilyPerisphinctoidea(Steinman 1890)
familyHimalayitidaeSpath 1925
genusHemispiticerasSpath 1925

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. †Hemispiticeras Spath 1925 [ammonite]
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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: Late/Upper Tithonian or 150.80000 to 145.00000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Tithonian150.8 - 145.0Colombia (Meta) Hemispiticeras steinmanni (191971)