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Amauroceras

Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Liparoceratidae

Taxonomy
Amauroceras was named by Buckman (1913) [Sepkoski's age data: J Plie-u Sepkoski's reference number: 302]. It is not extant.

It was assigned to Ammonoidea by Sepkoski (2002); and to Amaltheidae by Howarth (1955), Howarth (2013).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1913Amauroceras Buckman
1955Amauroceras Howarth
2002Amauroceras Sepkoski
2013Amauroceras Howarth p. 61

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderAmmonitidaHaeckel 1866
suborderAmmonitinaHyatt 1889
superfamilyEoderoceratoidea(Spath 1929)
familyLiparoceratidaeHyatt 1867
subfamilyAmaltheinae(Hyatt 1867)
genusAmaurocerasBuckman 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.

G. †Amauroceras Buckman 1913
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†Amauroceras ferrugineum Simpson 1855
†Amauroceras lenticulare Young and Bird 1828
†Amauroceras wertheri Lange 1932
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: base of the Davoei to the top of the Margaritatus or 192.90000 to 184.20000 Ma

Collections (27 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Davoei - Margaritatus192.9 - 184.2France A. wertheri (148078)
Late/Upper Pliensbachian192.9 - 184.2Canada (British Columbia) A. sp. (53728)
Late/Upper Pliensbachian192.9 - 184.2Canada (Alberta) A. sp. (53706 53733)
Late/Upper Pliensbachian192.9 - 184.2France A. ferrugineum (210789)
Margaritatus192.9 - 184.2United Kingdom A. ferrugineum (218419 218420 218421 218422 222203 222205)
Margaritatus192.9 - 184.2France A. ferrugineum (146644 146645 147786) A. sp. (161631)
Margaritatus192.9 - 184.2United Kingdom (Yorkshire) A. ferrugineum (222190)
Spinatum192.9 - 184.2Germany A. ferrugineum (228499)
Spinatum192.9 - 184.2Spain (Cantabria) A. sp. (222236)
Spinatum192.9 - 184.2United Kingdom (Yorkshire) A. ferrugineum (222163 222183 222185 222186 222188) A. ferrugineum, A. lenticulare (222164 222166)
Spinatum192.9 - 184.2United Kingdom A. ferrugineum (218423) A. ferrugineum, A. lenticulare (222198)