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Neocomites (Neocomites) praediscus

Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Neocomitidae

Taxonomy
Neocomites praediscus was named by Reboulet (1996). Its type specimen is FSL 48953, a shell, and it is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Neocomites (Neocomites) praediscus by Klein (2005).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1996Neocomites praediscus Reboulet p. 89 figs. pl. 6, figs. 10-16
2005Neocomites (Neocomites) praediscus Klein p. 309

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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
subgenusNeocomitesUhlig 1905
speciespraediscus()

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: Late/Upper Valanginian or 140.20000 to 136.40000 Ma

Collections (13 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Valanginian140.2 - 136.4France Neocomites praediscus (202543 202544 202546 202549 202551 202555 202556 202557 202559 202560 202563 202564)
Late/Upper Valanginian140.2 - 136.4Austria Neocomites praediscus (55585)