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Heteroceras astierianum

Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Heteroceratidae

Taxonomy
Heteroceras astierianum was named by d'Orbigny (1851). It is not a trace fossil.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1851Heteroceras astierianum d'Orbigny p. 219 figs. pl. 4, fig. 1
2007Heteroceras astierianum Klein et al. p. 175

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderAmmonitidaHaeckel 1866
suborderAncyloceratinaWiedmann 1966
superfamilyAncyloceratoidea(Gill 1871)
familyHeteroceratidaeSpath 1922
genusHeterocerasd'Orbigny 1849
speciesastierianumd'Orbigny 1851

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.

Heteroceras astierianum d'Orbigny 1851
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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
Collections
No collection or age range data are available