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Forresteria (Forresteria) alluaudi

Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Collignoniceratidae

Taxonomy
Acanthoceras (Prionotropis) alluaudi was named by Boule et al. (1907) [DISTRIBUTION: Coniacian; Cosmopolitan.]. It is not a trace fossil.

It was recombined as Barroisiceras (Forresteria) alluaudi by Benavides-Caceres (1956); it was recombined as Forresteria allaudi by Parnes (1964); it was recombined as Forresteria alluaudi by Renz (1982); it was recombined as Forresteria (Forresteria) alluaudi by Gonzalez-Arreola (1977), Kennedy and Wright (1983), Kennedy (1984).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
F. brancoi, F. orancoi

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1907Acanthoceras (Prionotropis) alluaudi Boule et al. p. 12 figs. pl. 1, figs. 6-7
1956Barroisiceras (Forresteria) alluaudi Benavides-Caceres p. 478
1964Forresteria allaudi Parnes p. 23 figs. Pl 2, figs 7,8
1977Forresteria (Forresteria) alluaudi Gonzalez-Arreola p. 171 figs. 2f-h
1982Forresteria alluaudi Renz p. 113
1983Forresteria (Forresteria) alluaudi Kennedy and Wright p. 267
1984Forresteria (Forresteria) alluaudi Kennedy p. 46 figs. Pl 8, figs 4-9

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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
subfamilyBarroisiceratinaeBasse 1947
genusForresteria()
subgenusForresteriaReeside 1932
speciesalluaudi(Boule et al. 1907)

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 height422.617.929.022.54.73
shell diameter448.235.456.052.29.72
shell inflation412.09.2016.012.23.60

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 Coniacian or 89.80000 to 85.70000 Ma

Collections (12 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Turonian - Early/Lower Coniacian93.9 - 85.7Mexico (Coahuila) Forresteria alluaudi (92293)
Coniacian89.8 - 85.7Mexico (Guerrero) Forresteria alluaudi (100120)
Coniacian89.8 - 85.7South Africa Forresteria alluaudi (82449)
Coniacian89.8 - 85.7Peru Barroisiceras alluaudi (159010)
Early/Lower Coniacian89.8 - 85.7Japan (Fukushima) Forresteria alluaudi (157771)
Early/Lower Coniacian89.8 - 85.7South Africa Forresteria alluaudi (82457)
Early/Lower Coniacian89.8 - 85.7Venezuela (Trujillo) Forresteria alluaudi (88269)
Early/Lower Coniacian89.8 - 85.7Israel Forresteria allaudi (178939)
Middle Coniacian89.8 - 85.7France Forresteria alluaudi (178954)
Middle Coniacian89.8 - 85.7South Africa Forresteria alluaudi (82443 82444 82451)