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Kossmaticeras (Kossmaticeras) theobaldianum

Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Kossmaticeratidae

Taxonomy
Ammonites theobaldianus was named by Stolickza (1865) [DISTRIBUTION: Coniacian; southern Africa, India, Patagonia.]. It is not a trace fossil. It is the type species of Kossmaticeras.

It was recombined as Holcodiscus theobaldianus by Paulcke (1907); it was recombined as Kossmaticeras theobaldianum by Cooper (2003); it was recombined as Kossmaticeras (Kossmaticeras) theobaldianus by Kennedy et al. (2007); it was recombined as Kossmaticeras (Kossmaticeras) theobaldianum by Kennedy and Klinger (1985), Kennedy (2018).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1865Ammonites theobaldianus Stolickza
1907Holcodiscus theobaldianus Paulcke p. 220
1985Kossmaticeras (Kossmaticeras) theobaldianum Kennedy and Klinger p. 170
2003Kossmaticeras theobaldianum Cooper p. 117 fig. 15
2007Kossmaticeras (Kossmaticeras) theobaldianus Kennedy et al. p. 516
2018Kossmaticeras (Kossmaticeras) theobaldianum Kennedy p. 675 fig. 10

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassAmmonoidea()
RankNameAuthor
orderAmmonitidaHaeckel 1866
suborderAmmonitinaHyatt 1889
superfamilyDesmoceratoidea(Zittel 1895)
familyKossmaticeratidaeSpath 1922
subfamilyKossmaticeratinaeSpath 1922
genusKossmaticeras
subgenusKossmaticerasde Grossouvre 1901
speciestheobaldianum(Stolickza 1865)

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
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: Coniacian or 89.80000 to 85.70000 Ma

Collections (7 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Coniacian89.8 - 85.7India (Tamil Nadu) Kossmaticeras theobaldianum (46393 46442)
Early/Lower Coniacian89.8 - 85.7India (Tamil Nadu) Kossmaticeras theobaldianum (198607 198608 198609)
Early/Lower Coniacian89.8 - 85.7Angola Kossmaticeras theobaldianum (210899)
Coniacian - Santonian89.8 - 83.6Argentina Holcodiscus theobaldianus (83690)