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Acanthoceras tarrantense nitidum

Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Acanthoceratidae

Taxonomy
Acanthoceras tarrantense nitidum was named by Stephenson (1952). Its type specimen is U.S.N. M. 105964 and is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Acanthoceras nitida by Wagner (2020).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1952Acanthoceras tarrantense nitidum Stephenson pp. 188 - 200 figs. Plate 50, figures 5, 6
2020Acanthoceras nitida Wagner

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassAmmonoidea()
RankNameAuthor
orderAmmonitidaHaeckel 1866
suborderAmmonitinaHyatt 1889
superfamilyAcanthoceratoidea(de Grossouvre 1894)
familyAcanthoceratidaeGrossouvre 1894
subfamilyAcanthoceratinaede Groussouvre 1894
genusAcanthoceras()
speciestarrantense()
subspeciesnitidum

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: Cenomanian or 100.50000 to 93.90000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9USA (Texas) Acanthoceras tarrantense (6542)