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Discamphiceras submesogenos

Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Psiloceratidae

Taxonomy
Discamphiceras submesogenos was named by Guex (1995). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Level Z-90, Reno Draw section 1, which is in a Liasicus marine limestone in the Sunrise Formation of Nevada.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1995Discamphiceras submesogenos Guex p. 29 figs. Pl 11, figs 3,4,7,8; pl 13, figs 5-12; pl 14, figs 3-4
2008Discamphiceras submesogenos Longridge et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderAmmonitida
suborderAmmonitinaHyatt 1889
superfamilyPsiloceratoidea(Hyatt 1867)
familyPsiloceratidaeHyatt 1867
subfamilyDiscamphiceratinaeGuex and Rakus 1991
genusDiscamphiceras
speciessubmesogenos

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
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
height1413.49.0026.012.04.70
diameter1430.321.263.628.611.6
inflation148.175.8017.38.052.99

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: Angulata or 201.30000 to 196.50000 Ma

Collections (8 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Angulata201.3 - 196.5USA (Nevada) Discamphiceras submesogenos (188622)
Liasicus201.3 - 196.5Canada (British Columbia) Discamphiceras submesogenos (84969 84973 84976 84979 84980)
Liasicus201.3 - 196.5USA (Nevada) Discamphiceras submesogenos (188618 type locality: 188621)