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Forresteria pitalensis

Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Collignoniceratidae

Taxonomy
Prionocyclus pitalensis was named by Steinmann (1881) [AUTHORSHIP: Authoriship date uncertain.]. It is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Forresteria pitalensis by Renz (1982).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
F. brancoi, F. orancoi

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1881Prionocyclus pitalensis Steinmann
1982Forresteria pitalensis Renz p. 114

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderAmmonitidaHaeckel 1866
suborderAmmonitinaHyatt 1889
superfamilyAcanthoceratoidea(de Grossouvre 1894)
familyCollignoniceratidaeWright and Wright 1951
subfamilyBarroisiceratinaeBasse 1947
genusForresteria()
speciespitalensis(Steinmann 1881)

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.

†Forresteria pitalensis Steinmann 1881
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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: Early/Lower Coniacian or 89.80000 to 85.70000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Coniacian89.8 - 85.7Venezuela (Trujillo) Forresteria pitalensis (88268)