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Calycoceras (Proeucalycoceras) besairieri

Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Acanthoceratidae

Taxonomy
Calycoceras (Eucalycoceras) besairieri was named by Collignon (1937). It is not a trace fossil. It is the type species of Calycoceras (Proeucalycoceras).

It was recombined as Calycoceras (Proeucalycoceras) besairieri by Kennedy and Simmons (1991).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
C. barruei, C. bathyomohalum, C. paucinodatum, C. vergonsense

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1937Calycoceras (Eucalycoceras) besairieri Collignon p. 37 figs. pl. 3, figs. 1-4
1991Calycoceras (Proeucalycoceras) besairieri Kennedy and Simmons p. 136

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassAmmonoidea()
RankNameAuthor
orderAmmonitida
suborderAmmonitinaHyatt 1889
superfamilyAcanthoceratoidea(de Grossouvre 1894)
familyAcanthoceratidaeGrossouvre 1894
subfamilyAcanthoceratinaede Groussouvre 1894
genusCalycoceras
subgenusProeucalycoceras(Thomel 1969)
speciesbesairieri(Collignon 1937)

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 2003, Kiessling 2004
Collections
No collection or age range data are available