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Glottoceras attenuatum

Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Knemiceratidae

Taxonomy
Glottoceras attenuatum was named by Hyatt (1875). It is not extant.

It was recombined as Knemiceras attenuatum by Benavides-Caceres (1956).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1875Glottoceras attenuatum Hyatt
1956Knemiceras attenuatum Benavides-Caceres p. 449 figs. Pl 46, figs 7-10
2002Glottoceras attenuatum Robert

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderAmmonitidaHaeckel 1866
suborderAmmonitinaHyatt 1889
superfamilyEngonoceratoideaHyatt 1903
familyKnemiceratidaeHyatt 1903
genusGlottocerasHyatt 1875
speciesattenuatum

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.

Glottoceras attenuatum Hyatt 1875
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
shell height528.724.036.527.54.64
shell diameter553.948.063.052.05.64
shell inflation56.596.007.006.500.418

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 2003, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Early/Lower Albian to the top of the Middle Albian or 113.20000 to 106.30000 Ma

Collections (7 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Albian113.2 - 110.1Peru (Cajamarca) Knemiceras attenuatum (88170)
Albian113.2 - 100.5Peru Knemiceras attenuatum (88673)
Albian113.2 - 100.5Peru (Cajamarca) Knemiceras attenuatum (56984 56987)
Middle Albian110.1 - 106.3Peru Knemiceras attenuatum (88190 158987 158988)