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Olcostephanus (Viluceras) duraznoensis

Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Olcostephanidae

Taxonomy
Olcostephanus (Viluceras) duraznoensis was named by Aguirre-Urreta and Rawson (1999). Its type specimen is CPBA 19149, a shell, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is El Durazno (loose specimens), which is in a Valanginian marine shale/packstone in the Agrio Formation of Argentina.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1999Olcostephanus (Viluceras) duraznoensis Aguirre-Urreta and Rawson p. 355 fig. 7k,l

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

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.

Olcostephanus (Viluceras) duraznoensis Aguirre-Urreta and Rawson 1999
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmean
shell height122.0
shell diameter170.0
shell inflation130.0

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 (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Valanginian137.05 - 132.6Argentina Olcostephanus duraznoensis (type locality: 157546)
Late/Upper Valanginian137.05 - 132.6Argentina (Neuquen) Olcostephanus duraznoensis (37778)
Valanginian137.05 - 132.6Argentina Olcostephanus duraznoensis (37752 37753 37754)