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Asklepioceras

Cephalopoda - Ceratitida - Trachyceratidae

Taxonomy
Asklepioceras was named by Renz (1911) [Sepkoski's age data: Tr Ladi-u Sepkoski's reference number: 302]. Its type is Arpadites segmentatus.

It was reranked as Arpadites (Asklepioceras) by Renz (1911).

It was assigned to Arpadites by Renz (1911); to Arpaditidae by Spath (1951); to Trachyceratidae by Tozer (1981); to Trachyceratinae by Tozer (1994); to Ceratitida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Anolcitinae by Mietto and Manfrin (2008).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1911Arpadites (Asklepioceras) Renz
1911Asklepioceras Renz
1951Asklepioceras Spath p. 60
1981Asklepioceras Tozer p. 96
1994Asklepioceras Tozer p. 161
2002Asklepioceras Sepkoski
2008Asklepioceras Mietto and Manfrin p. 396

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderCeratitidaHyatt 1884
superfamilyTrachyceratoidea(Haug 1894)
familyTrachyceratidaeHaug 1894
subfamilyAnolcitinae
genusAsklepiocerasRenz 1911

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.

G. †Asklepioceras Renz 1911
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Asklepioceras altilis Tozer 1994
Asklepioceras exilis Tozer 1994
Asklepioceras laurenci McLearn 1940
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Invalid names: Asklepioceras mahaffii McLearn 1947 [synonym]
Asklepioceras segmentatum Mojsisovics 1893
Asklepioceras squammatum Arthaber 1915
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
shell height1011.29.5014.410.81.94
shell diameter1026.218.039.027.06.36
shell inflation107.586.809.507.401.08

Composition: aragoniteo
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: nektonico
Diet: carnivoreo
Vision: well-developedc
Created: 2005-01-28 02:33:06
Modified: 2005-10-06 16:36:47
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Kiessling 2003

Age range: base of the Longobardian to the top of the Julian or 239.48000 to 233.60000 Ma

Collections (20 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Pelsonian - Tuvalian244.24 - 227.3Türkiye (Anatolia) A. squammatum (204518)
Ladinian241.464 - 237.0Italy A. sp. (50797 50821 50832)
Ladinian241.464 - 237.0Romania A. sp. (142737)
Longobardian239.48 - 237.0Canada (British Columbia) A. exilis, A. altilis (138616)
Julian237.0 - 233.6Italy A. sp. (50838 50865 50866 142063 142064 142065 142066)
Julian237.0 - 233.6Canada (British Columbia) A. laurenci (137042 137689 138612 139121 139122) A. laurenci, A. mahaffii (43793 137041)