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Leconteites modestus

Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Desmoceratidae

Taxonomy
Cleoniceras modestum was named by Anderson (1938). It is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Leconteites modestus by Imlay (1960).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1938Cleoniceras modestum Anderson p. 193 figs. pl. 50, figs. 2-4
1960Leconteites modestus Imlay p. 109

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderAmmonitida
suborderAmmonitinaHyatt 1889
superfamilyDesmoceratoidea(Zittel 1895)
familyDesmoceratidaeZittel 1895
subfamilyUhligellinae
genusLeconteites
speciesmodestus()

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.

†Leconteites modestus Anderson 1938
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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

Age range: Early/Lower Albian or 112.03000 to 109.00000 Ma

Collections (15 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Albian113.0 - 100.5USA (California) Cleoniceras modestum (225529)
Early/Lower Albian112.03 - 109.0USA (Alaska) Leconteites modestus (38478 38501 38502 38503 38504 38505 38506 38507 38508 38509 38511 38512 38517 88062)