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Bouleiceras elegans

Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Hildoceratidae

Taxonomy
Bouleiceras elegans was named by Arkell (1952).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1952Bouleiceras elegans Arkell p. 264 figs. Pl 15, figs 9,11
1965Bouleiceras elegans Geyer p. 28 figs. Pl 5, fig 2; text-fig 1c

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderAmmonitidaHaeckel 1866
suborderAmmonitinaHyatt 1889
superfamilyHildoceratoidea(Hyatt 1867)
familyHildoceratidaeHyatt 1867
subfamilyBouleiceratinaeArkell 1950
genusBouleiceras
specieselegans

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.

†Bouleiceras elegans Arkell 1952
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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: Tenuicostatum or 184.20000 to 182.90000 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Tenuicostatum184.2 - 182.9Spain Bouleiceras elegans (139802)
Tenuicostatum184.2 - 182.9Saudi Arabia Bouleiceras elegans (141470 184560 184571)
Toarcian184.2 - 174.7Saudi Arabia Bouleiceras elegans (48715)