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Romaniceras (Romaniceras) kallesi

Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Acanthoceratidae

Taxonomy
Acanthoceras kallesi was named by Zázvorka (1958). It is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Romaniceras (Romaniceras) kallesi by Amédro and Hancock (1985), Chancellor et al. (1994), Kennedy and Gale (2016).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
R. coahuilaense, R. deveroide, R. inerme, R. yezoense, R. peseuoverianum

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1958Acanthoceras kallesi Zázvorka p. 39 figs. pl. 1, figs. 1, 2
1985Romaniceras (Romaniceras) kallesi Amédro and Hancock fig. 9a,b
1994Romaniceras (Romaniceras) kallesi Chancellor et al. p. 34
2016Romaniceras (Romaniceras) kallesi Kennedy and Gale p. 273 figs. 8A,B,D-F

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassAmmonoidea()
RankNameAuthor
orderAmmonitidaHaeckel 1866
suborderAmmonitinaHyatt 1889
superfamilyAcanthoceratoidea(de Grossouvre 1894)
familyAcanthoceratidaeGrossouvre 1894
subfamilyEuomphaloceratinae
genusRomanicerasSpath 1923
subgenusRomanicerasSpath 1923
specieskallesi(Zázvorka 1958)

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
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
shell height237.336.138.637.41.77
shell diameter284.281.187.484.24.45
shell inflation226.025.326.726.00.990

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 Middle Turonian to the top of the Late/Upper Turonian or 93.90000 to 89.80000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Middle Turonian93.9 - 89.8Brazil (Sergipe) Romaniceras kallesi (143164)
Middle Turonian93.9 - 89.8France (Charente-Maritime) Romaniceras kallesi (174906)
Middle Turonian93.9 - 89.8Tunisia Romaniceras kallesi (88856)
Middle Turonian - Late/Upper Turonian93.9 - 89.8Japan Romaniceras kallesi (87012)