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Kossmaticeras (Kossmaticeras) sakondryense

Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Kossmaticeratidae

Taxonomy
Kossmaticeras (Kossmaticeras) sakondryense was named by Collignon (1954) [DISTRIBUTION: Coniacian; southern Africa.]. It is not a trace fossil.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1954Kossmaticeras (Kossmaticeras) sakondryense Collignon p. 22 figs. pl. 5, figs. 2-5
1985Kossmaticeras (Kossmaticeras) sakondryense Kennedy and Klinger p. 181
2007Kossmaticeras (Kossmaticeras) sakondryense Kennedy et al. p. 516

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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
speciessakondryenseCollignon 1954

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 height226.225.027.526.21.77
shell diameter265.559.072.765.89.69
shell inflation218.115.321.418.44.31

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: base of the Turonian to the top of the Middle Coniacian or 93.90000 to 85.70000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Turonian93.9 - 89.8Antarctica Kossmaticeras sakondryense (83337)
Middle Coniacian89.8 - 85.7South Africa Kossmaticeras sakondryense (82444)