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Hemihoplites mexicanus

Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Hemihoplitidae

Taxonomy
Hemihoplites mexicanus was named by Imlay (1940). Its type specimen is UMMP 16866, a shell, and it is a 3D body fossil.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1940Hemihoplites mexicanus Imlay p. 166 figs. Pl 21, figs 5,6
2007Hemihoplites mexicanus Klein et al. p. 215

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderAmmonitida
suborderAncyloceratinaWiedmann 1966
superfamilyAncyloceratoidea(Gill 1871)
familyHemihoplitidaeSpath 1924
genusHemihoplitesSpath 1924
speciesmexicanus

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.

Hemihoplites mexicanus Imlay 1940
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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: Hauterivian or 132.90000 to 129.40000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Hauterivian132.9 - 129.4Mexico (Coahuila) Hemihoplites mexicanus (2159)
Hauterivian132.9 - 129.4Mexico Hemihoplites mexicanus (2161)