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Phylloceras meneghinii

Cephalopoda - Phylloceratida - Phylloceratidae

Taxonomy
Phylloceras meneghinii was named by Gemmellaro (1874).

It was synonymized subjectively with Phylloceras hebertinum by Meister (1989).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1874Phylloceras meneghinii Gemmellaro p. 102 figs. Pl 12, fig 23
1887Phylloceras ancylonotus De Stefani
1998Phylloceras meneghinii Blau p. 195 figs. Pl 1, fig 2
2002Phylloceras meneghinii Rakús and Guex p. 44 fig. 34
2005Phylloceras meneghinii Venturi et al. p. 86 figs. Pl 1, fig 1; text-fig 4

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderPhylloceratida(Zittel 1884)
superfamilyPhylloceratoidea(Zittel 1884)
familyPhylloceratidaeZittel 1884
subfamilyPhylloceratinaeZittel 1884
genusPhyllocerasSuess 1865
speciesmeneghiniiGemmellaro 1874

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.

Phylloceras meneghinii Gemmellaro 1874
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Invalid names: Phylloceras ancylonotus De Stefani 1887 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
shell height58.335.9022.16.506.99
shell diameter515.310.937.912.011.6
shell inflation51.811.005.301.501.76

Composition: aragoniteo
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: nektonico
Diet: carnivoreo
Vision: well-developedc
Created: 2009-09-27 10:11:29
Modified: 2009-09-27 12:11:29
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2003, Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Pliensbachian to the top of the Ibex or 190.80000 to 183.00000 Ma

Collections (8 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Sinemurian196.5 - 189.6Morocco Phylloceras meneghinii (200583 200585 200587 200593 200596)
Pliensbachian190.8 - 182.7Austria Phylloceras meneghinii (218330)
Ibex189.6 - 183.0Tunisia Phylloceras meneghinii (170523)
Jamesoni189.6 - 183.0Italy Phylloceras meneghinii (146997)