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Clypeoceras superbum

Cephalopoda - Ceratitida - Proptychitidae

Taxonomy
Aspidites superbus was named by Waagen (1895). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Chidroo, probably upper Ceratite Sandstone, Salt Range, which is in a Smithian marine sandstone in the Ceratite Sandstone Formation of Pakistan. It is the type species of Clypeoceras.

It was recombined as Clypeoceras superbum by Smith (1913), Spath (1934) and Brühwiler and Bucher (2012).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1895Aspidites superbus Waagen p. 218 figs. Pl 23, fig 1; pl 24, figs 1a-b
1897Aspidites superbus Diener
1913Clypeoceras superbum Smith p. 645
1934Clypeoceras superbum Spath
2012Clypeoceras superbum Brühwiler and Bucher p. 56 figs. 36A-D, 38I-K

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderCeratitidaHyatt 1884
suborderMeekoceratina
superfamilyMeekoceratoideaWaagen 1895
familyProptychitidaeWaagen 1895
genusClypeoceras
speciessuperbum()

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.

†Clypeoceras superbum Waagen 1895
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
shell height2127.6116.3140.0128.216.8
shell diameter2213.0193.1235.0214.129.6
shell inflation25.923.909.006.453.61

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 251.30000 to 247.20000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Smithian251.3 - 247.2Pakistan Aspidites superbus (143829) Clypeoceras superbum (139067 139140)
Spathian251.3 - 247.2India (Himachal Pradesh) Meekoceras superbus (210997)