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Neocomites neocomiensis

Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Neocomitidae

Taxonomy
Ammonites neocomiensis was named by d'Orbigny (1841) [DISTRIBUTION; Valanginian-early Hauterivian; western and southern Africa.]. It is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Neocomites (Neocomites) neocomiensis by Klein (2005); it was recombined as Neocomites neocomiensis by Böse (1923), Anderson (1938), Imlay and Jones (1970), Wiedmann (1979), Reboulet (1996), Lukeneder (2004) and Zell et al. (2015).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
N. eucyrtus, N. heliacus

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1841Ammonites neocomiensis d'Orbigny p. 202 figs. pl. 59, figs. 8-10
1923Neocomites neocomiensis Böse p. 93
1938Neocomites neocomiensis Anderson p. 166 figs. Plate 83, figures 2, 2a
1970Neocomites neocomiensis Imlay and Jones p. B49 figs. Plate 14, figure 16
1979Neocomites neocomiensis Wiedmann p. 285
1996Neocomites neocomiensis Reboulet p. 86 figs. Pl 4, figs 1-12; pl 5, figs 4-12,14; pl 6, figs 7,8; pl 7, figs 7,8
2004Neocomites neocomiensis Lukeneder p. 51 figs. Pl 2, figs 8-11
2005Neocomites (Neocomites) neocomiensis Klein p. 304
2015Neocomites neocomiensis Zell et al. p. 39 figs. 4f-l, 5a

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderAmmonitida
suborderAmmonitinaHyatt 1889
superfamilyPerisphinctoidea(Steinman 1890)
familyNeocomitidaeSalfeld 1921
subfamilyNeocomitinaeSalfeld 1921
genusNeocomitesUhlig 1905
speciesneocomiensis(d'Orbigny 1841)

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.

†Neocomites neocomiensis d'Orbigny 1841
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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

Age range: base of the Valanginian to the top of the Hauterivian or 139.80000 to 129.40000 Ma

Collections (104 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Valanginian140.2 - 136.4France Neocomites neocomiensis (91169 91170 202893 202979)
Early/Lower Valanginian140.2 - 136.4Czech Republic Neocomites neocomiensis (66158)
Early/Lower Valanginian140.2 - 136.4France (Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur) Neocomites neocomiensis (68272)
Early/Lower Valanginian140.2 - 136.4Mexico (Oaxaca) Neocomites neocomiensis (171679 171681 171682 171683)
Late/Upper Valanginian140.2 - 136.4Hungary Neocomites neocomiensis (86381 111311 111316)
Late/Upper Valanginian140.2 - 136.4Chile (Copiapó) Neocomites neocomiensis (223026)
Late/Upper Valanginian140.2 - 136.4France (Rhône-Alpes) Neocomites neocomiensis (104753)
Late/Upper Valanginian140.2 - 136.4Poland (Gmina Tomaszów Mazowiecki) Neocomites neocomiensis (192523)
Late/Upper Valanginian140.2 - 136.4Austria Neocomites neocomiensis (64831 69117 69120)
Late/Upper Valanginian140.2 - 136.4France Neocomites neocomiensis (65897 65899 202424 202425 202426 202427 202430 202431 202432 202433 202434 202435 202436 202502 202503 202504 202505 202507 202508 202510 202511 202513 202515 202516 202518 202522 202524 202525 202526 202684 202686 202688 202692 202695 202697 202699 202764 202765 202767 202768 202774 202775 202776 202778 202779 202780 202782 202785 202790 202792 202803 202980 202981 202982 202983 202984 202985)
Late/Upper Valanginian140.2 - 136.4Italy Neocomites neocomiensis (12773 65583 65591 65592 65870)
Valanginian139.8 - 132.9USA (California) Neocomites neocomiensis (84888 224834 225856)
Valanginian139.8 - 132.9Morocco (Agadir) Neocomites neocomiensis (37855 38231 38232 38233 38234 38235 38236 38254 38261 38270)
Valanginian139.8 - 132.9Morocco (Western High Atlas) Neocomites neocomiensis (2062 2063)
Valanginian139.8 - 132.9Portugal Neocomites neocomiensis (64952 65675)
Valanginian139.8 - 132.9Poland Neocomites neocomiensis (2080 2081 2097)
Valanginian139.8 - 132.9Mexico Neocomites neocomiensis (65622)
Hauterivian132.9 - 129.4Western Sahara Neocomites neocomiensis (82499)
Hauterivian132.9 - 129.4Czech Republic Neocomites neocomiensis (66159)