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Olcostephanus (Viluceras)

Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Olcostephanidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1999Olcostephanus (Viluceras) Aguirre-Urreta and Rawson p. 351
2015Olcostephanus (Viluceras) Mourgues et al. p. 227

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderAmmonitidaHaeckel 1866
suborderOlcostephaninaHaug 1910
superfamilyOlcostephanoidea(Haug 1910)
familyOlcostephanidaeHaug 1910
subfamilyOlcostephaninaeHaug 1910
genusOlcostephanusNeumayr 1875
subgenusViluceras

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.

Subg. †Olcostephanus (Viluceras) Aguirre-Urreta and Rawson 1999
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Olcostephanus (Viluceras) duraznoensis Aguirre-Urreta and Rawson 1999
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
shell height1417.912.024.018.03.19
shell diameter1450.434.076.048.511.7
shell inflation1419.512.032.019.55.86

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: Valanginian or 137.05000 to 132.60000 Ma

Collections (27 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Valanginian137.05 - 132.6Chile Olcostephanus permolestus (67494)
Late/Upper Valanginian137.05 - 132.6Argentina Olcostephanus permolestus (37761 37779 37780 37781 37782 37783 37784 37785) Olcostephanus permolestus, Olcostephanus araucanus (37763) Olcostephanus permolestus, Olcostephanus duraznoensis (157546) Olcostephanus sp. (37758 37759 37760 37762 37765 37767 37787)
Late/Upper Valanginian137.05 - 132.6Argentina (Neuquen) Olcostephanus duraznoensis (37778)
Late/Upper Valanginian137.05 - 132.6Chile (Copiapó) Olcostephanus permolestus (223057)
Valanginian137.05 - 132.6Argentina Olcostephanus duraznoensis (37752 37753 37754) Olcostephanus permolestus (37333 37741 37742 37743)