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Brancoceras (Eubrancoceras) quenstedti

Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Lyelliceratidae

Taxonomy
Brancoceras quenstedti was named by Knechtel (1947).

It was synonymized subjectively with Brancoceras (Eubrancoceras) aegoceratoides by Robert (2002); it was recombined as Brancoceras (Eubrancoceras) quenstedti by Kennedy (2004).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
Eubrancoceras besairi

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1947Brancoceras quenstedti Knechtel p. 103 figs. pl. 21, fig. 5
2004Brancoceras (Eubrancoceras) quenstedti Kennedy

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderAmmonitidaHaeckel 1866
suborderAmmonitinaHyatt 1889
superfamilyAcanthoceratoidea(de Grossouvre 1894)
familyLyelliceratidae
genusBrancoceras()
subgenusEubrancoceras
speciesquenstedti()

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.

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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 2003, Kiessling 2004
Collections
No collection or age range data are available