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Arctoasteroceras

Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Asteroceratidae

Taxonomy
Arctoasteroceras was named by Frebold (1960).

It was assigned to Asteroceratinae by Howarth (2013).

Species lacking formal opinion data
Aegasteroceras jeletzkyi

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1960Arctoasteroceras Frebold
2013Arctoasteroceras Howarth p. 24

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderAmmonitida
suborderAmmonitinaHyatt 1889
superfamilyPsiloceratoidea(Hyatt 1867)
familyAsteroceratidaeSpath 1946
genusArctoasterocerasFrebold 1960

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.

G. †Arctoasteroceras Frebold 1960
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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: Late/Upper Sinemurian or 196.50000 to 189.60000 Ma

Collections (7 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Sinemurian196.5 - 189.6Canada (British Columbia) A. jeletzkyi (53193 53477 53863) A. sp. (53196 53198 53864)
Oxynotum196.5 - 189.6Canada (Northwest Territories) A. jeletzkyi (133092)