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Calliphylloceras nilssoni

Cephalopoda - Phylloceratida - Phylloceratidae

Taxonomy
Ammonites nilssoni was named by Hebert (1866).

It was recombined as Calliphylloceras nilssoni by Tomas and Pálfy (2007), Kovács (2011) and Benzaggagh et al. (2022).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1866Ammonites nilssoni Hebert p. 527 fig. 3
1878Phylloceras sylvestre Herbich
2007Calliphylloceras nilssoni Tomas and Pálfy
2011Calliphylloceras nilssoni Kovács p. 10 figs. Pl 2, figs 3,4
2022Calliphylloceras nilssoni Benzaggagh et al. p. 9 figs. 8B-F

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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
subfamilyCalliphylloceratinaeSpath 1927
genusCalliphyllocerasSpath 1927
speciesnilssoni(Hebert 1866)

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: Phylloceras sylvestre Herbich 1878 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmean
shell height128.0
shell diameter153.0
shell inflation14.00

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: Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004, Kiessling 2003

Age range: base of the Hettangian to the top of the Thouarsense or 201.30000 to 175.60000 Ma

Collections (46 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Jurassic201.4 - 174.7Italy (Trento) Ammonites nilssoni (232106)
Hettangian - Sinemurian201.3 - 190.8Romania Calliphylloceras nilssoni (219456)
Early/Lower Pliensbachian189.6 - 183.0Slovakia Calliphylloceras nilssoni (218340)
Falciferum183.0 - 182.0Morocco Calliphylloceras nilssoni (228341 228342 228343 228344)
Falciferum183.0 - 182.0Hungary Ammonites nilssoni (148233) Calliphylloceras nilssoni (147266 147267 148258 148260)
Falciferum183.0 - 182.0Italy Calliphylloceras nilssoni (145322)
Bifrons182.0 - 175.6Italy Calliphylloceras nilssoni (145312 145323 145324 147026 147028 147029 147030 147031 147032 147036 147037 147038 147039 147042 147043)
Bifrons182.0 - 175.6France Calliphylloceras nilssoni (161649)
Bifrons182.0 - 175.6Hungary Calliphylloceras nilssoni (108094 147236 147237 147240 147242 147243 147246 147248 147256 147257 148243 148255 148256)
Middle Toarcian - Late/Upper Toarcian182.0 - 175.6Morocco (Taza-Al Hoceima-Taounate) Calliphylloceras nilssoni (234054)
Variabilis182.0 - 175.6Hungary Calliphylloceras nilssoni (147233 147235)
Thouarsense180.1 - 175.6Hungary Calliphylloceras nilssoni (147230)