Basic info Taxonomic history Classification Included Taxa
Morphology Ecology and taphonomy External Literature Search Age range and collections

Acanthodiscus radiatus

Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Neocomitidae

Taxonomy
Ammonites radiatus was named by Bruguiére (1792). It is a 3D body fossil. It is the type species of Acanthodiscus.

It was corrected as Ammonites radiata by Bruguiére (1792); it was recombined as Acanthodiscus radiatus by Imlay (1940), Haas (1960), Reboulet (1996), Klein (2005).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1792Ammonites radiata Bruguiére p. 42
1792Ammonites radiatus Bruguiére p. 42
1840Ammonites radiatus d'Orbigny
1940Acanthodiscus radiatus Imlay p. 163 figs. Pl 19, fig 2
1960Acanthodiscus radiatus Haas p. 42
1996Acanthodiscus radiatus Reboulet p. 126 figs. Pl 14, figs 12,17; pl 15, fig 6
2005Acanthodiscus radiatus Klein p. 367

Is something missing? Join the Paleobiology Database and enter the data

RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderAmmonitidaHaeckel 1866
suborderAmmonitinaHyatt 1889
superfamilyPerisphinctoidea(Steinman 1890)
familyNeocomitidaeSalfeld 1921
subfamilyNeocomitinaeSalfeld 1921
genusAcanthodiscusUhlig 1905
speciesradiatus(Bruguiére 1792)

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.

Acanthodiscus radiatus Bruguiére 1792
show all | hide all
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: base of the Late/Upper Valanginian to the top of the Hauterivian or 137.05000 to 125.77000 Ma

Collections (15 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Valanginian137.05 - 132.6Chile (Copiapó) Acanthodiscus radiatus (222928 222940 223025 223026)
Early/Lower Hauterivian132.6 - 125.77France Acanthodiscus radiatus (202578 202593 202855 202857 202867)
Early/Lower Hauterivian132.6 - 125.77Italy Acanthodiscus radiatus (12775)
Early/Lower Hauterivian132.6 - 125.77Argentina (Neuquen) Acanthodiscus radiatus (47202)
Hauterivian132.6 - 125.77Mexico (Coahuila) Acanthodiscus radiatus (2145 2146)
Hauterivian132.6 - 125.77France (Provence) Acanthodiscus radiatus (56775)
Hauterivian - Barremian132.6 - 121.4Colombia Acanthodiscus radiatus (83874)