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Axonoceras

Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Nostoceratidae

Taxonomy
Axonoceras was named by Stephenson (1941) [Sepkoski's age data: K Camp K Maes].

It was assigned to Nostoceratidae by Kennedy et al. (2000); and to Ammonoidea by Sepkoski (2002).

Species
Species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1941Axonoceras Stephenson
2000Axonoceras Kennedy et al. p. 6
2002Axonoceras Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderAmmonitidaHaeckel 1866
suborderAncyloceratinaWiedmann 1966
superfamilyTurrilitoidea(Gill 1871)
familyNostoceratidaeHyatt 1894
genusAxonocerasStephenson 1941

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. †Axonoceras Stephenson 1941
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Axonoceras angolanum Haas 1943
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 Turonian to the top of the Maastrichtian or 93.90000 to 66.00000 Ma

Collections (9 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Turonian - Santonian93.9 - 83.6Angola A. angolanum (83944)
Late/Upper Campanian83.6 - 72.2Angola A. sp. (88885)
Late/Upper Campanian83.6 - 72.2USA (Colorado) A. compressum (162249)
Late/Upper Campanian83.6 - 72.2USA (Texas) A. sp. (7552)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0USA (California) A. sp. (83786 83788)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0USA (Texas) A. compressum, A. multicostatum rotundum (7483) A. compressum, A. multicostatum, A. pingue (7570)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0USA (New Jersey) A. angolanum (83064)