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Hoplitoplacenticeras (Hoplitoplacenticeras) marroti

Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Placenticeratidae

Taxonomy
Ammonites marroti was named by Coquand (1859) [DISTRIBUTION: Campanian; Europe.]. It is not a trace fossil.

It was recombined as Hoplitoplacenticeras marroti by Howarth (1965), Atabekyan and Khakimov (1976) and Kennedy (1986); it was recombined as Hoplitoplacenticeras (Hoplitoplacenticeras) marroti by Kennedy et al. (1992).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1859Ammonites marroti Coquand p. 70
1965Hoplitoplacenticeras marroti Howarth p. 391
1976Hoplitoplacenticeras marroti Atabekyan and Khakimov p. 81 figs. Pl 9, fig 6; pl 13, figs 2-4
1986Hoplitoplacenticeras marroti Kennedy p. 70 figs. Pl 2, figs 3,4; pl 9, figs 1-8,11-12; pl 10, figs 1-12; pl 12, figs 1,2
1992Hoplitoplacenticeras (Hoplitoplacenticeras) marroti Kennedy et al. p. 272

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderAmmonitida
suborderAmmonitinaHyatt 1889
superfamilyHoplitoidea(Douvillé 1890)
familyPlacenticeratidae
genusHoplitoplacenticerasPaulcke 1906
subgenusHoplitoplacenticerasPaulcke 1907
speciesmarroti(Coquand 1859)

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
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
shell height320.216.228.318.06.53
shell diameter342.334.054.940.510.7
shell inflation39.058.2010.58.601.23

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 Campanian or 83.50000 to 70.60000 Ma

Collections (18 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Campanian83.5 - 70.6Turkmenistan Hoplitoplacenticeras marroti (186539)
Late/Upper Campanian83.5 - 70.6Netherlands Hoplitoplacenticeras marroti (82921)
Late/Upper Campanian83.5 - 70.6Angola Hoplitoplacenticeras marroti (88883)
Late/Upper Campanian83.5 - 70.6Tajikistan Hoplitoplacenticeras marroti (186537 186538)
Late/Upper Campanian83.5 - 70.6France Hoplitoplacenticeras marroti (82291 165816 165841 165851 165852 165853 165854 165855 165856 165857 165858 165859 165860)