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Didymoceras nicolletii

Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Nostoceratidae

Discussion

Genus uncertain. "Ancyloceras? Nicolletii, n. sp." according to J. Hall and F. B. Meek 1855

Taxonomy
Ancyloceras nicolletii was named by Hall and Meek (1855). It is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Didymoceras nicolletii by Kennedy et al. (2000).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1855Ancyloceras nicolletii Hall and Meek pp. 397-398 figs. pl. 4, fig. 4
1856Ancyloceras nicolletii Hall and Meek p. 397 figs. pl. 4, fig. 4
2000Didymoceras nicolletii Kennedy et al. p. 7

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderAmmonitidaHaeckel 1866
suborderAncyloceratinaWiedmann 1966
superfamilyTurrilitoidea(Gill 1871)
familyNostoceratidaeHyatt 1894
genusDidymocerasHyatt 1900
speciesnicolletii()

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.

Didymoceras nicolletii Hall and Meek 1855
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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: Campanian or 83.60000 to 72.20000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Campanian83.6 - 72.2USA (South Dakota) Ancyloceras nicolletii (235524)