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Forresteria (Forresteria) madagascariensis

Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Collignoniceratidae

Taxonomy
Neokanabiceras madagascariense was named by Collignon (1965) [DISTRIBUTION: Coniacian; southern Africa.]. It is not a trace fossil.

It was recombined as Forresteria (Forresteria) madagascariensis by Kennedy and Wright (1983).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1965Neokanabiceras madagascariense Collignon p. 42 figs. pl. 432, figs. 1784-1786
1983Forresteria (Forresteria) madagascariensis Kennedy and Wright p. 285

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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
speciesmadagascariensis(Collignon 1965)

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 height329.415.846.834.215.6
shell diameter380.143.2128.093.042.6
shell inflation325.712.741.232.314.6

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 2004, Kiessling 2003

Age range: Early/Lower Coniacian or 89.80000 to 85.70000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Coniacian89.8 - 85.7South Africa Forresteria madagascariensis (82457)