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Neocomites (Teschenites) pachydicranus

Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Neocomitidae

Taxonomy
Neocomites (Teschenites) pachydicranus was named by Thieuloy (1977). It is not a trace fossil.

It was recombined as Teschenites pachydicranus by Reboulet (1991) and Reboulet (1996).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
N. eucyrtus, N. heliacus

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1977Neocomites (Teschenites) pachydicranus Thieuloy p. 100 figs. pl. 1, fig. 2
1991Teschenites pachydicranus Reboulet p. 15
1996Teschenites pachydicranus Reboulet p. 114 figs. Pl 12, figs 1,3,5; pl 13, figs 1-7,9
2005Neocomites (Teschenites) pachydicranus Klein p. 318

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassAmmonoidea()
RankNameAuthor
orderAmmonitida
suborderAmmonitinaHyatt 1889
superfamilyPerisphinctoidea(Steinman 1890)
familyNeocomitidaeSalfeld 1921
subfamilyNeocomitinaeSalfeld 1921
genusNeocomitesUhlig 1905
subgenusTeschenitesThieuloy 1971
speciespachydicranusThieuloy 1977

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: base of the Valanginian to the top of the Early/Lower Hauterivian or 139.80000 to 130.00000 Ma

Collections (36 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Valanginian140.2 - 136.4France Teschenites pachydicranus (66025 66027 66028 202573 202850)
Late/Upper Valanginian140.2 - 136.4Austria Neocomites pachydicranus (69120)
Valanginian139.8 - 132.9Morocco (Agadir) Neocomites pachydicranus (37977)
Valanginian139.8 - 132.9Morocco (Western High Atlas) Teschenites pachydicranus (2063)
Early/Lower Hauterivian136.4 - 130.0France Teschenites pachydicranus (66029 202574 202575 202576 202577 202578 202579 202580 202581 202582 202586 202587 202591 202593 202598 202852 202853 202854 202855 202856 202857 202858 202860 202861 202865)
Hauterivian132.9 - 129.4Morocco (Agadir) Neocomites pachydicranus (37868 37869 38252)