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Aristoceratoides varicosum

Cephalopoda - Goniatitida - Thalassoceratidae

Taxonomy
Thalassoceras varicosum was named by Gemmellaro (1887). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Roccapalumba, Torto River, which is in a Wordian carbonate limestone in Italy. It is the type species of Aristoceratoides.

It was recombined as Aristoceratoides varicosum by Leonova (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1887Thalassoceras varicosum Gemmellaro p. 72 figs. Pl 5, figs 20-22; pl 7, fig 33
2002Aristoceratoides varicosum Leonova p. S41

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderGoniatitidaHyatt 1884
suborderGoniatitinaHyatt 1884
superfamilyThalassoceratoidea(Hyatt 1900)
familyThalassoceratidaeHyatt 1900
subfamilyThalassoceratinaeHyatt 1900
genusAristoceratoidesRuzhencev 1960
speciesvaricosum()

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.

Aristoceratoides varicosum Gemmellaro 1887
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
shell height26.936.008.007.001.41
shell diameter211.810.014.012.02.83
shell inflation21.221.001.501.250.354

Composition: aragoniteo
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: fast-movingo
Life habit: nektonico
Diet: carnivoreo
Vision: well-developedc
Created: 2005-01-28 02:36:55
Modified: 2005-10-06 16:36:08
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Kiessling 2003

Age range: Wordian or 266.90000 to 264.28000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Wordian266.9 - 264.28Italy Thalassoceras varicosum (type locality: 108671)