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Cheloniceras debile

Cephalopoda - Ammonoida - Douvilleiceratidae

Taxonomy
Cheloniceras (Epicheloniceras) debile was named by Casey (1962). It is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Cheloniceras debile by Renz (1982).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1962Cheloniceras (Epicheloniceras) debile Casey p. 244 figs. pl. 37, figs. 3-7
1982Cheloniceras debile Renz p. 26

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassColeoideaBather 1888
RankNameAuthor
orderAmmonoida(Haeckel 1866)
orderAmmonitidaHaeckel 1866
suborderAncyloceratinaWiedmann 1966
superfamilyDouvilleiceratoidea(Parona and Bonarelli 1897)
familyDouvilleiceratidaeParona and Bonarelli 1897
subfamilyCheloniceratinaeSpath 1923
genusChelonicerasHyatt 1903
speciesdebile(Casey 1962)

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.

†Cheloniceras debile Casey 1962
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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 2003, Kiessling 2004

Age range: Late/Upper Aptian or 119.57000 to 113.20000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Aptian121.4 - 113.2United Kingdom (England) Cheloniceras debile (1759 1822)
Late/Upper Aptian119.57 - 113.2Venezuela (Sucre) Cheloniceras debile (87916)