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Acrochordiceras damesi

Cephalopoda - Ceratitida - Acrochordiceratidae

Taxonomy
Ammonites (Acrochordiceras) damesii was named by Noetling (1880). It is the type species of Silesiacrochordiceras.

It was recombined as Silesiacrochordiceras damesi by Spath (1934); it was recombined as Acrochordiceras damesi by Monnet et al. (2010).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1880Ammonites (Acrochordiceras) damesii Noetling p. 334 figs. Pl 15, fig 1
1934Silesiacrochordiceras damesi Spath
2010Acrochordiceras damesi Monnet et al. p. 982 fig. 3

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderCeratitidaHyatt 1884
suborderCeratitinaHyatt 1884
familyAcrochordiceratidaeArthaber 1911
genusAcrochordiceras
speciesdamesi(Noetling 1880)

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.

Acrochordiceras damesi Noetling 1880
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmean
shell height116.0
shell diameter140.0
shell inflation110.0

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: base of the Smithian to the top of the Pelsonian or 249.90000 to 243.33000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Smithian249.9 - 248.1Pakistan Acrochordiceras damesi (143641)
Anisian246.7 - 241.464Bosnia and Herzegovina Acrochordiceras damesi (206722 206729)
Pelsonian244.24 - 243.33Hungary Acrochordiceras damesi (40646)