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Veracruciceras ruizi

Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Simoceratidae

Taxonomy
Veracruciceras ruizi was named by Cantu-Chapa (2006). It is not extant.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2006Veracruciceras ruizi Cantu-Chapa

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderAmmonitidaHaeckel 1866
suborderAmmonitinaHyatt 1889
superfamilyPerisphinctoidea(Steinman 1890)
familySimoceratidaeSpath 1924
genusVeracruciceras
speciesruizi

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.

Veracruciceras ruizi Cantu-Chapa 2006
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmean
shell height112.8
shell diameter157.0
shell inflation134.0

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 2003, Kiessling 2004

Age range: Late/Upper Tithonian or 145.06000 to 143.10000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Tithonian145.06 - 143.1Mexico Veracruciceras ruizi (142314)