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Asteroceras saltriensis

Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Asteroceratidae

Taxonomy
Arietites saltriensis was named by Parona (1896).

It was recombined as Asteroceras saltriense by Fucini (1903); it was recombined as Asteroceras saltriensis by Meister and Friebe (2003), Geczy and Meister (2007).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1896Arietites saltriensis Parona
1903Asteroceras saltriense Fucini
2003Asteroceras saltriensis Meister and Friebe
2007Asteroceras saltriensis Geczy and Meister

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderAmmonitidaHaeckel 1866
suborderAmmonitinaHyatt 1889
superfamilyPsiloceratoidea(Hyatt 1867)
familyAsteroceratidaeSpath 1946
genusAsterocerasHyatt 1867
speciessaltriensis(Parona 1896)

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.

†Asteroceras saltriensis Parona 1896
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
shell diameter6106.469.3133.1125.029.5

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: Obtusum or 199.50000 to 192.90000 Ma

Collections (13 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Jurassic201.4 - 174.7Canada (British Columbia) Asteroceras saltriense (199633 199634)
Early/Lower Sinemurian199.5 - 192.9Austria Asteroceras saltriense (218900)
Early/Lower Sinemurian - Late/Upper Sinemurian199.5 - 192.9Canada (British Columbia) Asteroceras saltriense (198441 198442)
Late/Upper Sinemurian199.5 - 192.9Canada (British Columbia) Asteroceras saltriense (208347)
Obtusum199.5 - 192.9Hungary (Veszprém Megye) Asteroceras saltriense (78282)
Obtusum199.5 - 192.9Hungary Asteroceras saltriense (78797)
Obtusum - Raricostatum199.5 - 192.9Hungary (Veszprém Megye) Asteroceras saltriense (78210 78211 78284)
Sinemurian199.5 - 192.9Canada (British Columbia) Asteroceras saltriense (37503)
Obtusum - Margaritatus199.5 - 184.2Austria Asteroceras saltriensis (218909)