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Svalbardiceras spitzbergensis

Cephalopoda - Ceratitida - Olenikitidae

Taxonomy
Lecanites spitzbergensis was named by Frebold (1929). It is the type species of Svalbardiceras.

It was recombined as Svalbardiceras spitzbergensis by Frebold (1930), Spath (1934), Kummel (1969), Guex et al. (2010).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1929Lecanites spitzbergensis Frebold
1930Svalbardiceras spitzbergensis Frebold
1934Svalbardiceras spitzbergensis Spath
1969Svalbardiceras spitzbergensis Kummel
2010Svalbardiceras spitzbergensis Guex et al. p. 52 figs. Pl 21, fig 8; pl 55, fig 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
genusSvalbardiceras
speciesspitzbergensis(Frebold 1929)

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
partNmean
shell height110.0
shell diameter127.0
shell inflation18.50

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 (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Olenekian249.9 - 246.7Svalbard and Jan Mayen (Barentsøya) Svalbardiceras spitzbergensis (212890)
Spathian248.1 - 246.7Svalbard and Jan Mayen (Spitsbergen) Svalbardiceras spitzbergensis (211374)
Spathian248.1 - 246.7USA (Idaho) Svalbardiceras spitzbergensis (109415)
Spathian248.1 - 246.7USA (Nevada) Svalbardiceras spitzbergensis (150311)