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Gargasiceras

Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Acanthohoplitidae

Taxonomy
Gargasiceras was named by Casey (1954) [Sepkoski's age data: K Apti-u].

It was assigned to Parahoplitidae by Renz (1982); to Ammonoidea by Sepkoski (2002); and to Acanthoplitinae by Robert and Bulot (2005).

Species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1954Gargasiceras Casey p. 114
1982Gargasiceras Renz p. 27
2002Gargasiceras Sepkoski
2005Gargasiceras Robert and Bulot p. 611

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderAmmonitidaHaeckel 1866
suborderAncyloceratinaWiedmann 1966
superfamilyAcanthohoplitoidea
familyAcanthohoplitidae
subfamilyAcanthohoplitinae
genusGargasiceras

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. †Gargasiceras Casey 1954
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Gargasiceras aptiense Roch 1926
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 Early/Lower Aptian to the top of the Late/Upper Aptian or 121.40000 to 113.20000 Ma

Collections (19 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Aptian121.4 - 119.57Mexico (Nuevo León) G. adkinsi (220641 220662 220663 220665 220667 220686 220690) G. adkinski (220660)
Late/Upper Aptian119.57 - 113.2Venezuela (Sucre) G. recticostatum, G. aptiense (87916)
Late/Upper Aptian119.57 - 113.2Madagascar G. enigmaticum (83996)
Late/Upper Aptian119.57 - 113.2Mexico (Nuevo León) G. adkinsi (220668 220669 220670 220671 220672 220673 220674 220676 220691)