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Olcostephanus paucicostatus

Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Olcostephanidae

Taxonomy
Rogersites paucicostatus was named by Imlay (1937). Its type specimen is UM 18033, a shell, and it is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Olcostephanus paucicostatus by Klein (2005).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1937Rogersites paucicostatus Imlay p. 561 figs. pl. 70, fig. 6
2005Olcostephanus paucicostatus Klein p. 93

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderAmmonitida
suborderOlcostephaninaHaug 1910
superfamilyOlcostephanoidea(Haug 1910)
familyOlcostephanidaeHaug 1910
subfamilyOlcostephaninaeHaug 1910
genusOlcostephanusNeumayr 1875
speciespaucicostatus()

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: Valanginian or 139.80000 to 132.90000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Valanginian139.8 - 132.9Mexico (Nuevo Leon) Rogersites paucicostatus (2133)