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Neocomites (Varlheideites) peregrinus

Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Neocomitidae

Taxonomy
Varlheideites peregrinus was named by Rawson and Kemper (1978). It is not a trace fossil.

It was recombined as Neocomites peregrinus by Reboulet (1996); it was recombined as Neocomites (Varlheideites) peregrinus by Klein (2005).

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

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1978Varlheideites peregrinus Rawson and Kemper p. 167 figs. pl. 1, figs. 1a, 1b, 2, 3a, 3b
1996Neocomites peregrinus Reboulet p. 95 figs. Pl 7, figs 1-6
2005Neocomites (Varlheideites) peregrinus Klein p. 314

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassAmmonoidea()
RankNameAuthor
orderAmmonitidaHaeckel 1866
suborderAmmonitinaHyatt 1889
superfamilyPerisphinctoidea(Steinman 1890)
familyNeocomitidaeSalfeld 1921
subfamilyNeocomitinaeSalfeld 1921
genusNeocomitesUhlig 1905
subgenusVarlheideites(Rawson and Kemper 1978)
speciesperegrinus(Rawson and Kemper 1978)

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.

†Neocomites (Varlheideites) peregrinus Rawson and Kemper 1978
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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: Valanginian or 137.05000 to 132.60000 Ma

Collections (30 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Valanginian137.05 - 132.6France Neocomites peregrinus (202431 202433 202435 202436 202502 202503 202504 202505 202506 202508 202766 202767 202769 202772 202773 202774 202775 202776 202777 202778 202779 202780 202782) Varlheideites peregrinus (65897 65899)
Late/Upper Valanginian137.05 - 132.6Hungary Varlheideites peregrinus (86380)
Valanginian137.05 - 132.6Morocco (Agadir) Neocomites peregrinus (37843 37863 37973 38246)