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Paralenticeras leonhardianum

Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Sphenodiscidae

Taxonomy
Ammonites leonhardianus was named by Karsten (1856). It is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Pulchellia leonhardi by Gerhardt (1897); it was recombined as Paralenticeras leonhardianum by Renz (1982).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1856Ammonites leonhardianus Karsten p. 106 figs. pl. 2, fig. 6
1897Pulchellia leonhardi Gerhardt p. 155
1982Paralenticeras leonhardianum Renz p. 110

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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)
familySphenodiscidae
subfamilyLenticeratinae()
genusParalenticeras
speciesleonhardianum(Karsten 1856)

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: 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 (Lara) Paralenticeras leonhardianum (88354)