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Cheloniceras buxtorfi

Cephalopoda - Ammonoida - Douvilleiceratidae

Taxonomy
Douvilleiceras buxtorfi was named by Jacob and Tobler (1906). It is a 3D body fossil.

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

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1906Douvilleiceras buxtorfi Jacob and Tobler p. 15 figs. pl. 15, fig. 1
1982Cheloniceras buxtorfi 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
speciesbuxtorfi(Jacob and Tobler 1906)

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 buxtorfi Jacob and Tobler 1906
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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 (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Aptian121.4 - 113.2United Kingdom (England) Cheloniceras buxtorfi (1762 1778 1779)
Late/Upper Aptian119.57 - 113.2Germany Cheloniceras buxtorfi (64189)
Late/Upper Aptian119.57 - 113.2Venezuela (Sucre) Cheloniceras buxtorfi (87916)
Late/Upper Aptian119.57 - 113.2Mexico Douvilleiceras buxtorfi (65624)