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Acanthopleuroceras whiteavesi

Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Polymorphitidae

Taxonomy
Acanthopleuroceras whiteavesi was named by Smith and Tipper (1988).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
A. alisiense, A. nitescens

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1988Acanthopleuroceras whiteavesi Smith and Tipper
1996Acanthopleuroceras whiteavesi Smith and Tipper p. 36 figs. Pl 7, figs. 6-10; Txt-figs 26c, 32g-h

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderAmmonitidaHaeckel 1866
suborderAmmonitinaHyatt 1889
superfamilyEoderoceratoidea(Spath 1929)
familyPolymorphitidae
subfamilyTropidoceratinae(Hyatt 1900)
genusAcanthopleuroceras
specieswhiteavesiSmith and Tipper 1988

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.

†Acanthopleuroceras whiteavesi Smith and Tipper 1988
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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 2004, Kiessling 2003

Age range: Whiteavesi or 189.20000 to 186.20000 Ma

Collections (23 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Jurassic201.4 - 174.7Canada (British Columbia) Acanthopleuroceras whiteavesi (199615 199618)
Early/Lower Pliensbachian192.9 - 184.2Canada (British Columbia) Acanthopleuroceras whiteavesi (198423 198426)
Early/Lower Pliensbachian192.9 - 184.2USA (Nevada) Acanthopleuroceras whiteavesi (207914 207918 207925 208000)
Pliensbachian192.9 - 184.2Canada (British Columbia) Acanthopleuroceras whiteavesi (33189 33232 33242 33243)
Whiteavesi189.2 - 186.2Canada (British Columbia) Acanthopleuroceras whiteavesi (32777 32778 32784 32786 32806 32830 32841 32847 32852 33132 33173)