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Xerticeras

Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Ancyloceratidae

Taxonomy
Xerticeras was named by Delanoy et al. (2013). It is not extant. Its type is Xerticeras salasi.

It was assigned to Ancyloceratidae by Delanoy et al. (2013).

Species
X. salasi (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2013Xerticeras Delanoy et al. p. 92

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderAmmonitidaHaeckel 1866
suborderAncyloceratinaWiedmann 1966
superfamilyAncyloceratoidea(Gill 1871)
familyAncyloceratidaeGill 1871
genusXerticeras

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.

G. †Xerticeras Delanoy et al. 2013
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†Xerticeras salasi Delanoy et al. 2013
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: Early/Lower Aptian or 121.40000 to 119.57000 Ma

Collections (7 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Aptian121.4 - 119.57Spain X. salasi (154649 154651 154652 154655 154656 177526 177527)