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Osperleioceras (Pseudopolyplectus) bicarinatum

Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Hildoceratidae

Taxonomy
Ammonites bicarinatus was named by Zieten (1831). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is St. Cassian (Munster coll), which is in a Julian carbonate limestone in the Cassian Formation of Italy.

It was recombined as Osperlioceras bicarinatum by Guex (1972); it was recombined as Osperleioceras bicarinatum by Howarth (1992); it was recombined as Osperleioceras (Pseudopolyplectus) bicarinatum by Bécaud (2006).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1831Ammonites bicarinatus Zieten p. 21 figs. Pl 15, fig 9
1867Leioceras cumulatum Hyatt p. 102
1972Osperlioceras bicarinatum Guex figs. Pl 5, fig 5
1992Osperleioceras bicarinatum Howarth p. 156 figs. Pl 29, figs 1-3
2006Osperleioceras (Pseudopolyplectus) bicarinatum Bécaud p. 69 figs. Pl 31, fig 3

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassAmmonoidea()
RankNameAuthor
orderAmmonitidaHaeckel 1866
suborderAmmonitinaHyatt 1889
superfamilyHildoceratoidea(Hyatt 1867)
familyHildoceratidaeHyatt 1867
subfamilyHarpoceratinaeNeumayr 1875
genusOsperleioceras()
subgenusPseudopolyplectus
speciesbicarinatum(Zieten 1831)

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.

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Invalid names: Leioceras cumulatum Hyatt 1867 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
shell height227.825.031.028.04.24
shell diameter251.246.057.051.57.78
shell inflation27.257.007.507.250.354

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: Late/Upper Toarcian or 180.40000 to 174.70000 Ma

Collections (24 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Toarcian184.2 - 174.7France Osperlioceras bicarinatum (210794 210795 210808 210818 210819 210833 210834 210835 210836)
Bifrons182.9 - 174.7France Osperleioceras bicarinatum (161639 161645 161646) Osperlioceras bicarinatum (170438)
Variabilis182.9 - 174.7France (Deux-Sevrès) Osperleioceras bicarinatum (147163 147164 147165)
Variabilis182.9 - 174.7France Osperleioceras bicarinatum (161662 161663 161665)
Variabilis182.9 - 174.7Spain Osperleioceras bicarinatum (126516)
Late/Upper Toarcian180.4 - 174.7France Osperleioceras bicarinatum (161668)
Thouarsense180.4 - 174.7France (Vendée) Osperleioceras bicarinatum (147216)
Thouarsense180.4 - 174.7France (Deux-Sevrès) Osperleioceras bicarinatum (140870 147167)