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Actinocamax

Cephalopoda - Belemnitida - Belemnitellidae

Taxonomy
Actinocamax was named by Miller (1823) [Sepkoski's age data: K Ceno-l K Camp-l Sepkoski's reference number: 2,309,993].

It was assigned to Belemnitellidae by Cobban (1983); and to Belemnitida by Sepkoski (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1823Actinocamax Miller
1983Actinocamax Cobban p. 20
2002Actinocamax Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
RankNameAuthor
subclassColeoideaBather 1888
—Neocoleoidea
superorderDecabrachiaHaeckel 1866
orderBelemnitidaHaeckel 1866
suborderBelemnopseinaJeletzky 1965
familyBelemnitellidaePavlov 1914
genusActinocamaxMiller 1823

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. †Actinocamax Miller 1823
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†Actinocamax groenlandicus Birkelund 1956
†Actinocamax primus Arkhangelsky 1912
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calciteo
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: fast-movingc
Life habit: nektonico
Diet: carnivorec
Vision: well-developedc
Created: 2005-01-28 02:38:11
Modified: 2005-10-06 16:04:16
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2003, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Early/Lower Cenomanian to the top of the Late/Upper Campanian or 100.50000 to 72.20000 Ma

Collections (24 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Cenomanian - Middle Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Denmark A. primus (69975)
Late/Upper Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Sweden A. sp., A. primus (70427)
Middle Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Germany (Westphalia) A. sp., A. primus (4067)
Middle Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9United Kingdom (England) A. primus (78588 78591 78593)
Late/Upper Cretaceous100.5 - 66.0Greenland A. primus (157226)
Late/Upper Turonian93.9 - 89.8USA (South Dakota) A. sp. (88005)
Turonian - Coniacian93.9 - 85.7Poland (Pomorskie) A. westphalicus (227268)
Late/Upper Turonian - Early/Lower Santonian93.9 - 83.6Greenland A. sp. (70188)
Coniacian89.8 - 85.7Denmark A. lundgreni (70001)
Coniacian89.8 - 85.7Greenland A. sp. (70193 212907)
Early/Lower Coniacian89.8 - 85.7Denmark A. lundgreni (70004)
Late/Upper Coniacian - Early/Lower Santonian89.8 - 83.6Denmark A. lundgreni, A. westfalicus, A. sp. 1 (70062)
Early/Lower Santonian85.7 - 83.6Greenland A. groenlandicus (70202)
Early/Lower Santonian85.7 - 83.6Denmark A. westfalicus (70059 70060 70061) A. westfalicus, A. sp. 1 (70063)
Early/Lower Campanian83.6 - 72.2Germany A. quadratus (64140 64141)
Late/Upper Campanian83.6 - 72.2Greenland A. groenlandicus (70235)
Late/Upper Campanian83.6 - 72.2Germany A. quadratus (64153)