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Aulametacoceras humboldtensis

Cephalopoda - Nautilida - Tainoceratidae

Taxonomy
Aulametacoceras humboldtensis was named by Silberling and Nichols (1982). Its type specimen is USNM 248912 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is USGS M2359, spur between Star and Bloody Canyons, which is in a Bithynian marine limestone/siltstone in the Prida Formation of Nevada.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1982Aulametacoceras humboldtensis Silberling and Nichols p. 61 figs. Pl 31, figs 2-5

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
RankNameAuthor
subclassNautilia(Wade 1988)
orderNautilidaAgassiz 1847
suborderTainoceratinaShimansky 1964
superfamilyTrigonoceratoidea(Hyatt 1884)
familyTainoceratidaeHyatt 1883
genusAulametacoceras
specieshumboldtensis

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.

Aulametacoceras humboldtensis Silberling and Nichols 1982
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Diagnosis
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Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragoniteo
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: nektobenthico
Diet: carnivoreo
Vision: well-developedc
Created: 2005-01-28 02:35:00
Modified: 2009-09-27 12:10:42
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2003, Kiessling 2004

Age range: Bithynian or 244.99000 to 244.24000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Bithynian244.99 - 244.24USA (Nevada) Aulametacoceras humboldtensis (40754 type locality: 143266 143269)