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Galaticeras harpoceratoides

Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Lytoceratidae

Taxonomy
Amphiceras harpoceratoides was named by Gemmellaro (1884). It is the type species of Galaticeras.

It was recombined as Galaticeras harpoceroides by Meister and Friebe (2003); it was recombined as Galaticeras harpoceratoides by Geczy and Meister (2007), Meister et al. (2011).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
G. aegoceratoides

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1884Amphiceras harpoceroides Gemmellaro
2003Galaticeras harpoceroides Meister and Friebe
2007Galaticeras harpoceratoides Geczy and Meister
2011Galaticeras harpoceratoides Meister et al. p. 117.e17 fig. 9.3

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderAmmonitidaHaeckel 1866
suborderAmmonitinaHyatt 1889
superfamilyLytoceratoidea(Neumayr 1875)
familyLytoceratidaeNeumayr 1875
subfamilyEctocentritinaeSpath 1926
genusGalaticeras
speciesharpoceratoides(Gemmellaro 1884)

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.

†Galaticeras harpoceratoides Gemmellaro 1884
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
shell diameter354.032.399.049.234.7

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: base of the Oxynotum to the top of the Jamesoni or 199.50000 to 184.20000 Ma

Collections (8 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Oxynotum - Raricostatum199.5 - 192.9Hungary (Veszprém Megye) Galaticeras harpoceratoides (78351)
Late/Upper Sinemurian - Late/Upper Pliensbachian199.5 - 184.2Austria Galaticeras harpoceroides (218932)
Raricostatum - Ibex199.5 - 184.2Hungary Galaticeras harpoceratoides (78689)
Ibex192.9 - 184.2Morocco Galaticeras harpoceratoides (148876 148877)
Jamesoni192.9 - 184.2Morocco Galaticeras harpoceratoides (148874 148947) Galaticeras harpoceroides (197995)