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Umsinenoceras linguatuberculatum

Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Desmoceratidae

Taxonomy
Umsinenoceras linguatuberculatum was named by Kennedy et al. (1979) [DISTRIBUTION: Albian; South Africa.]. Its type specimen is BMNH C81275, a shell, and it is not a trace fossil. It is the type species of Umsinenoceras.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1979Umsinenoceras linguatuberculatum Kennedy et al. p. 30 figs. figs. 1-4

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderAmmonitida
suborderAmmonitinaHyatt 1889
superfamilyDesmoceratoidea(Zittel 1895)
familyDesmoceratidaeZittel 1895
subfamilyPuzosiinaeSpath 1922
genusUmsinenoceras
specieslinguatuberculatum

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.

Umsinenoceras linguatuberculatum Kennedy et al. 1979
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
shell height59.096.4016.88.404.14
shell diameter526.720.046.524.810.6
shell inflation59.887.8018.68.504.57

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: Early/Lower Albian or 112.03000 to 109.00000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Albian112.03 - 109.0South Africa Umsinenoceras linguatuberculatum (66073)