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Protogrammoceras (Fieldingiceras) fieldingii

Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Hildoceratidae

Taxonomy
Ammonites fieldingii was named by Reynes (1868).

It was recombined as Fieldingiceras fieldingi by Meister (1986), Smith and Tipper (1996); it was recombined as Protogrammoceras (Fieldingiceras) fieldingii by Meister (1989), Géczy and Meister (1998).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1868Ammonites fieldingii Reynes
1868Ammonites affricense Reynes p. 96 figs. Pl 3, figs 2a-c
1934Grammoceras subnaxense Monestier p. 39 figs. Pl 3, figs 49,51
1934Grammoceras penenudum Monestier p. 41 figs. Pl 4, figs 9-16,28,29
1986Fieldingiceras fieldingi Meister p. 104 figs. Pl 22, fig 4
1986Fieldingiceras affricense Meister p. 105 figs. Pl 22, figs 3,5
1989Protogrammoceras (Fieldingiceras) fieldingii Meister p. 40 figs. Pl 4, figs 2,3,5
1996Fieldingiceras fieldingi Smith and Tipper p. 60 figs. Pl 20, fig 14; Pl 21, fig 3; Txt-fig 37c
1998Protogrammoceras (Fieldingiceras) fieldingii Géczy and Meister p. 110 figs. Pl 6, figs 15-17

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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
subfamilyProtogrammoceratinaeMattei 1974
genusProtogrammocerasSpath 1913
subgenusFieldingiceras(Wiedenmayer 1980)
speciesfieldingii(Reynes 1868)

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: Ammonites affricense Reynes 1868 [synonym], Grammoceras penenudum Monestier 1934 [synonym], Grammoceras subnaxense Monestier 1934 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
shell diameter219.016.521.819.13.75

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 Davoei to the top of the Carlottense or 192.90000 to 182.30000 Ma

Collections (22 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Davoei - Margaritatus192.9 - 184.2France Fieldingiceras affricense (148091)
Late/Upper Pliensbachian192.9 - 184.2Canada (British Columbia) Fieldingiceras fieldingii (200038)
Margaritatus192.9 - 184.2Spain (Aragon) Protogrammoceras fieldingi (98414)
Margaritatus192.9 - 184.2Hungary Protogrammoceras fieldingii (109109 109110 109506 109519)
Margaritatus192.9 - 184.2Italy Fuciniceras fieldingii (196614 196617 196620 196621 196622 196627 196648)
Margaritatus192.9 - 184.2France Fieldingiceras affricense (148102) Fieldingiceras fieldingii (147768) Fieldingiceras fieldingii, Fieldingiceras affricense (148033 148048 148049 148050)
Pliensbachian192.9 - 184.2Canada (British Columbia) Fieldingiceras fieldingii (33284)
Carlottense183.5 - 182.3Canada (British Columbia) Fieldingiceras fieldingii (200278)