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Fuciniceras dilectum

Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Hildoceratidae

Taxonomy
Grammoceras dilectum was named by Fucini (1900).

It was recombined as Protogrammoceras dilectum by Alkaya and Meister (1995); it was recombined as Fuciniceras dilectum by Geczy and Meister (2007) and Meister et al. (2011).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
F. bastiani, F. ionicus, F. bastianii

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1900Grammoceras dilectum Fucini
1995Protogrammoceras dilectum Alkaya and Meister p. 163 figs. Pl 14, fig 5
2007Fuciniceras dilectum Geczy and Meister
2011Fuciniceras dilectum Meister et al. p. 117.e35 figs. 18.2, 18.4

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderAmmonitida
suborderAmmonitinaHyatt 1889
superfamilyHildoceratoidea(Hyatt 1867)
familyHildoceratidaeHyatt 1867
subfamilyProtogrammoceratinaeMattei 1974
genusFucinicerasHaas 1913
speciesdilectum(Fucini 1900)

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.

†Fuciniceras dilectum Fucini 1900
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
shell height316.0--16.0-
shell diameter336.221.055.041.017.1
shell inflation313.0--13.0-

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: base of the Ibex to the top of the Davoei or 189.60000 to 183.00000 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Raricostatum - Davoei196.5 - 183.0Hungary Fuciniceras dilectum (78690)
Ibex189.6 - 183.0Turkey Protogrammoceras dilectum (147304)
Ibex189.6 - 183.0Morocco Fuciniceras dilectum (148881 148942)
Ibex189.6 - 183.0Hungary (Veszprém Megye) Fuciniceras dilectum (81549 81550)