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Myloceras (Flindersites) baccatum

Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Labeceratidae

Taxonomy
Flindersites baccatus was named by Whitehouse (1926) [DISTRIBUTION: Early Cretaceous; eastern Australia.]. It is not a trace fossil. Its type locality is Wellshot [Tambo Series], which is in an Albian carbonate limestone in Australia.

It was recombined as Myloceras (Flindersites) baccatum by Klein et al. (2007).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
M. besairie, M. cornucopiae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1926Flindersites baccatus Whitehouse p. 236
2007Myloceras (Flindersites) baccatum Klein et al. p. 255

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderAmmonitidaHaeckel 1866
suborderAncyloceratinaWiedmann 1966
superfamilyAncyloceratoidea(Gill 1871)
familyLabeceratidae
genusMylocerasSpath 1925
subgenusFlindersites(Whitehouse 1926)
speciesbaccatum(Whitehouse 1926)

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 2004, Kiessling 2003

Age range: Late/Upper Albian or 106.30000 to 100.50000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Albian106.3 - 100.5Australia (Queensland) Flindersites baccatus (83925 type locality: 83935) Myloceras baccatum (83754)