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Franziceras kennecottense

Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Psiloceratidae

Taxonomy
Franziceras kennecottense was named by Longridge et al. (2008). Its type specimen is GSC 130806, a shell, and it is a 3D body fossil.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2008Franziceras kennecottense Longridge et al. p. 219 figs. Pl 6, figs 3,7,9; text-fig 11F

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderAmmonitidaHaeckel 1866
suborderAmmonitinaHyatt 1889
superfamilyPsiloceratoidea(Hyatt 1867)
familyPsiloceratidaeHyatt 1867
subfamilyPsiloceratinaeHyatt 1867
genusFranzicerasBuckman 1923
specieskennecottense

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.

Franziceras kennecottense Longridge et al. 2008
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
height1711.26.3018.311.53.51
diameter1735.421.157.536.09.85
inflation1715.79.6027.015.84.89

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: Liasicus or 201.40000 to 199.50000 Ma

Collections (11 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Liasicus201.4 - 199.5Canada (British Columbia) Franziceras kennecottense (84774 84962 84963 84964 84967 84968 84970 84971 84972 84975 84976)