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Pseudaetomoceras shoshonense

Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Arietitidae

Taxonomy
Pseudaetomoceras shoshonense was named by Taylor (1998). Its type specimen is NWMNH 25039, a shell, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is First Canyon, Shoshone Mountains (Canadensis zone), which is in an Angulata marine limestone in the Sunrise Formation of Nevada.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1998Pseudaetomoceras shoshonense Taylor p. 494 figs. 17.5, 17.6

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderAmmonitida
suborderAmmonitinaHyatt 1889
superfamilyPsiloceratoidea(Hyatt 1867)
familyArietitidaeHyatt 1875
familyAlsatitinae()
genusPseudaetomoceras
speciesshoshonense

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
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 2003, Kiessling 2004

Age range: Angulata or 201.30000 to 196.50000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Angulata201.3 - 196.5USA (Nevada) Pseudaetomoceras shoshonense (157493 type locality: 157504)