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Aegoceras (Beaniceras) luridum

Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Liparoceratidae

Taxonomy
Ammonites luridus was named by Simpson (1855). It is the type species of Beaniceras.

It was recombined as Aegoceras (Beaniceras) luridum by Meister (1986).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
A. capricornum, A. sparcicosta, A. lataecosta, A. figulinum

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1855Ammonites luridus Simpson p. 46
1986Aegoceras (Beaniceras) luridum Meister p. 75 figs. Pl 14, figs 7,8

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderAmmonitidaHaeckel 1866
suborderAmmonitinaHyatt 1889
superfamilyEoderoceratoidea(Spath 1929)
familyLiparoceratidaeHyatt 1867
genusAegocerasWaagen 1869
subgenusBeaniceras(Buckman 1913)
speciesluridum(Simpson 1855)

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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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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: Ibex or 192.90000 to 184.20000 Ma

Collections (26 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Pliensbachian192.9 - 184.2United Kingdom (Yorkshire) Beaniceras luridum (219472)
Early/Lower Pliensbachian192.9 - 184.2Germany (Niedersachsen) Beaniceras luridum (126923)
Ibex192.9 - 184.2United Kingdom (Dorset) Beaniceras luridum (159141)
Ibex192.9 - 184.2Spain (Aragon) Aegoceras luridum (98407 98408 146718)
Ibex192.9 - 184.2France Aegoceras luridum (146465 146467 146468 146635 147727 147728 147729 147973 147976 148024 148046 148047 148069 148070 148130 148155 148200)
Ibex - Margaritatus192.9 - 184.2France Aegoceras luridum (147794)
Pliensbachian192.9 - 184.2France Beaniceras luridum (199716)
Pliensbachian192.9 - 184.2United Kingdom (Gloucestershire) Beaniceras luridum (204124)