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Pseudosvalbardiceras humboldtense

Cephalopoda - Ceratitida - Olenikitidae

Taxonomy
Pseudosvalbardiceras humboldtense was named by Guex et al. (2005). Its type specimen is JGX-1002 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Humboldt Range JGX-NHR-2360A, which is in a Spathian deep-water shale in the Thaynes Formation of Nevada.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2005Pseudosvalbardiceras humboldtense Guex et al. p. 2 figs. Pl 1, fig 1
2010Pseudosvalbardiceras humboldtense Guex et al. p. 53 figs. Pl 22, figs 1-4

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderCeratitidaHyatt 1884
superfamilyDinaritoidea(Mojsisovics 1882)
familyOlenikitidaeTozer 1971
genusPseudosvalbardiceras
specieshumboldtense

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
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
shell height411.18.0016.011.03.34
shell diameter424.617.535.024.57.50
shell inflation45.244.007.005.251.38

Composition: aragoniteo
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: nektonico
Diet: carnivoreo
Vision: well-developedc
Created: 2005-01-28 02:33:06
Modified: 2005-10-06 16:36:47
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Kiessling 2003

Age range: Spathian or 248.10000 to 246.70000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Spathian248.1 - 246.7USA (Nevada) Pseudosvalbardiceras humboldtense (type locality: 109430)