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Forbesiceras varicostatum

Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Forbesiceratidae

Taxonomy
Forbesiceras varicostatum was named by Zaborski (1990). Its type specimen is BMNH C.91324, a shell, and it is a 3D body fossil.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1990Forbesiceras varicostatum Zaborski p. 569 figs. figs. 1f, 2k-o

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderAmmonitida
suborderAmmonitinaHyatt 1889
superfamilyAcanthoceratoidea(de Grossouvre 1894)
familyForbesiceratidae()
genusForbesicerasKossmat 1897
speciesvaricostatum

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.

Forbesiceras varicostatum Zaborski 1990
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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 2004, Kiessling 2003

Age range: Early/Lower Cenomanian or 99.60000 to 93.50000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5Nigeria Forbesiceras varicostatum (69632)