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Euhystrichoceras nicaisei

Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Brancoceratidae

Taxonomy
Ammonites nicaisei was named by Coquand (1862). It is a 3D body fossil. It is the type species of Euhystrichoceras.

It was recombined as Euhystrichoceras nicaisei by Spath (1923), Kennedy and Morris (2018), Oudni et al. (2025).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1862Ammonites nicaisei Coquand
1923Euhystrichoceras nicaisei Spath
2018Euhystrichoceras nicaisei Kennedy and Morris p. 91 figs. 4D, 7A-K
2025Euhystrichoceras nicaisei Oudni et al. p. 6 figs. 4B1-B4

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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)
familyBrancoceratidae
subfamilyMortoniceratinaeDouvillé 1912
genusEuhystrichoceras
speciesnicaisei()

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.

Euhystrichoceras nicaisei Coquand 1862
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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 Cenomanian or 100.50000 to 93.90000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Algeria Euhystrichoceras nicaisei (241586)
Early/Lower Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Tanzania Euhystrichoceras nicaisei (193269)