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Peroniceras (Zuluiceras) undulatocarinatum

Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Collignoniceratidae

Taxonomy
Peroniceras undulatocarinatum was named by van Hoepen (1955) [DISTRIBUTION: Coniacian; South Africa.]. It is not a trace fossil.

It was recombined as Peroniceras (Zuluiceras) undulatocarinatum by Klinger and Kennedy (1984).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1955Peroniceras undulatocarinatum van Hoepen p. 369 figs. figs. 18-21
1984Peroniceras (Zuluiceras) undulatocarinatum Klinger and Kennedy p. 208

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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)
familyCollignoniceratidaeWright and Wright 1951
subfamilyPeroniceratinae()
genusPeronicerasde Grossouvre 1894
subgenusZuluicerasvan Hoepen 1965
speciesundulatocarinatum(van Hoepen 1955)

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 height563.654.087.059.013.7
shell diameter5166.2142.0218.0159.030.4
shell inflation565.855.084.064.011.7

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

Age range: Middle Coniacian or 89.80000 to 85.70000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Middle Coniacian89.8 - 85.7South Africa Peroniceras undulatocarinatum (82442)