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Spitidiscus riccardii

Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Holcodiscidae

Taxonomy
Spitidiscus riccardii was named by Leanza and Wiedmann (1992). Its type specimen is P 1749 M.O.Z., a shell, and it is a 3D body fossil.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1992Spitidiscus riccardii Leanza and Wiedmann p. 33 fig. 4a,b
2012Spitidiscus riccardii Rawson and Aguirre-Urreta p. 100 figs. 2A-T

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderAmmonitidaHaeckel 1866
suborderAmmonitinaHyatt 1889
superfamilyPerisphinctaceaeSteinman 1890
familyHolcodiscidaeSpath 1924
subfamilySpitidiscinaeVermeulen and Thieuloy 1999
genusSpitidiscusKilian 1910
speciesriccardiiLeanza and Wiedmann 1992

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.

Spitidiscus riccardii Leanza and Wiedmann 1992
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
height1019.014.833.316.76.23
diameter1039.628.374.134.514.9
inflation107.273.8017.46.704.28

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: Late/Upper Hauterivian or 132.60000 to 125.77000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Hauterivian132.6 - 125.77Argentina (Neuquen) Spitidiscus riccardii (135518 135519 135520)