Acrochordiceras carolinae von Mojsisovics 1882 (ceratite)

Cephalopoda - Ceratitida - Acrochordiceratidae

Synonyms: Acrochordiceras bithynicum Arthaber 1915, Acrochordiceras enode Hauer 1892, Acrochordiceras erucosum Arthaber 1896, Acrochordiceras fischeri von Mojsisovics 1882, Acrochordiceras halili Toula 1896, Acrochordiceras ippeni Arthaber 1911, Acrochordiceras portisi Martelli 1906, Acrochordiceras pustericum Mojsisovics 1878, Acrochordiceras undatum Arthaber 1896, Acrochordiceras undatus Arthaber 1896, Epacrochordiceras enode Hauer 1892, Epacrochordiceras portisi Martelli 1906, Epacrochordiceras pustericum Mojsisovics 1878

Full reference: E. von Mojsisovics. 1882. Die Cephalopoden der Mediterranen Triasprovinz. Abhandlungen der Kaiserlich-Königlichen Geologischen Reichsanstalt 10:1-322

Belongs to Acrochordiceras according to A. Vörös et al. 2022

See also Arthaber 1896, Arthaber 1896, Arthaber 1915, Diener 1907, Fantini Sestini 1988, Gu et al. 1980, Monnet and Bucher 2005, Monnet et al. 2010, Spath 1934 and von Mojsisovics 1882

Sister taxa: Acrochordiceras (Acrochordiceras), Acrochordiceras damesi, Acrochordiceras dimidiatum, Acrochordiceras endrissi, Acrochordiceras hatschekii, Acrochordiceras haueri, Acrochordiceras hyatti, Acrochordiceras lingyunense, Acrochordiceras pacificum

Type specimens:

  • Acrochordiceras carolinae: Its type locality is Schreyeralm (Geol Reichsanstalt coll), which is in an Illyrian carbonate limestone in the Schreyeralm Formation of Austria
  • Acrochordiceras bithynicum: Its type locality is Diliskelessi, which is in a Pelsonian/Tuvalian marine horizon in Turkey.
  • Acrochordiceras enode:
  • Acrochordiceras erucosum: Its type locality is Tiefengraben (Arthaber section), which is in a Pelsonian/Illyrian carbonate limestone in the Gutenstein Formation of Austria.
  • Acrochordiceras fischeri: Its type locality is Schreyeralm (Geol Reichsanstalt coll), which is in an Illyrian carbonate limestone in the Schreyeralm Formation of Austria.
  • Acrochordiceras halili:
  • Acrochordiceras ippeni:
  • Acrochordiceras portisi:
  • Acrochordiceras pustericum: Its type locality is Bad Neubrags, Pustertal, which is in an Anisian carbonate limestone in Italy.
  • Acrochordiceras undatum: Its type locality is Tiefengraben (Arthaber section), which is in a Pelsonian/Illyrian carbonate limestone in the Gutenstein Formation of Austria.

Ecology: nektonic carnivore

Average measurements (in mm): shell diameter 35.2

Distribution:

• Triassic of Austria (7 collections), Bosnia and Herzegovina (5), China (3), Hungary (4), India (3), Italy (2), Malaysia (1), Serbia and Montenegro (1), Turkey (35), United States (30: Nevada), Vietnam (1)

Total: 92 collections including 120 occurrences

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