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Gargasiceras recticostatum

Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Acanthohoplitidae

Taxonomy
Acanthoplites gargasensis recticostata was named by Kilian (1913). It is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Gargasiceras recticostatum by Casey (1954), Renz (1982).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
G. adkinsi, G. adkinski

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1913Acanthoplites gargasensis recticostata Kilian p. 346
1954Gargasiceras recticostatum Casey p. 114
1982Gargasiceras recticostatum Renz p. 27

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderAmmonitidaHaeckel 1866
suborderAncyloceratinaWiedmann 1966
superfamilyAcanthohoplitoidea
familyAcanthohoplitidae
subfamilyAcanthohoplitinae
genusGargasiceras
speciesrecticostatum(Kilian 1913)

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.

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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: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Aptian119.57 - 113.2Venezuela (Sucre) Gargasiceras recticostatum (87916)