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Holcophylloceras mediterraneum

Cephalopoda - Phylloceratida - Phylloceratidae

Taxonomy
Phylloceras mediterraneum was named by Neumayr (1871). It is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Phylloceras (Triphyllites) mediterraneum by Douvillé (1916); it was recombined as Holcophylloceras mediterraneum by Wright et al. (1996), Grigore (2011), Grigore (2013).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1871Phylloceras mediterraneum Neumayr
1875Phylloceras mediterraneum Waagen p. 34
1916Phylloceras (Triphyllites) mediterraneum Douvillé p. 12 figs. Pl. 3, Fig. 1
1996Holcophylloceras mediterraneum Wright et al. p. 2
2011Holcophylloceras mediterraneum Grigore p. 195 figs. Pl 2, figs 6,11
2013Holcophylloceras mediterraneum Grigore p. 87 figs. Pl 2, figs 6,11

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderPhylloceratida(Zittel 1884)
superfamilyPhylloceratoidea(Zittel 1884)
familyPhylloceratidaeZittel 1884
subfamilyCalliphylloceratinaeSpath 1927
genusHolcophyllocerasSpath 1927
speciesmediterraneum(Neumayr 1871)

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: actively mobileo
Life habit: nektonico
Diet: carnivoreo
Vision: well-developedc
Created: 2009-09-27 10:11:29
Modified: 2009-09-27 12:11:29
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Kiessling 2003, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Bajocian to the top of the Early/Lower Berriasian or 168.60000 to 141.00000 Ma

Collections (29 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Bajocian168.6 - 168.2Egypt Phylloceras mediterraneum (170869)
Middle Bathonian168.2 - 165.3Madagascar (Toamasina) Holcophylloceras mediterraneum (234065)
Early/Lower Callovian165.3 - 161.5Madagascar (Toliara) Holcophylloceras mediterraneum (98171 98212)
Early/Lower Callovian165.3 - 161.5Madagascar Holcophylloceras mediterraneum (98091 98094 98122 98126 98129 98155 98165 98172 98185)
Middle Callovian165.3 - 161.5Madagascar Holcophylloceras mediterraneum (98166 98179)
Callovian - Oxfordian165.3 - 154.8India Holcophylloceras mediterraneum (68647)
Early/Lower Oxfordian161.5 - 154.8Poland Holcophylloceras mediterraneum (235871)
Oxfordian161.5 - 154.8Spain Calliphylloceras mediterraneum (67866)
Oxfordian161.5 - 154.8Madagascar Holcophylloceras mediterraneum (98187)
Early/Lower Kimmeridgian154.8 - 152.21Romania Holcophylloceras mediterraneum (198351 198353 198356)
Kimmeridgian154.8 - 149.2Romania Holcophylloceras mediterraneum (198390)
Early/Lower Tithonian149.2 - 145.06Italy (Trapani) Holcophylloceras mediterraneum (36990 37017)
Tithonian149.2 - 143.1Italy Phylloceras mediterraneum (155052 155055)
Late/Upper Tithonian145.06 - 143.1Italy (Trapani) Holcophylloceras mediterraneum (37029)
Early/Lower Berriasian143.1 - 141.0Italy (Trapani) Holcophylloceras mediterraneum (37032)