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Karakaschiceras attenuatus

Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Neocomitidae

Taxonomy
Amaltheus attenuatus was named by Behrendsen (1892).

It was recombined as Karakaschiceras attenuatus by Aguirre-Urreta (1998).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1892Amaltheus attenuatus Behrendsen p. 17 figs. Pl 2, fig 6; pl 4, fig 5
1949Leopoldia elauta Leanza and Giovine p. 257 figs. Pl 1, figs 2-4; pl 3, figs 3,4
1998Karakaschiceras attenuatus Aguirre-Urreta p. 42 figs. 3, 4.1-4.3, 5.1-5.2, 6.1-6.5, 7.1-7.15, 8.1-8.9

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderAmmonitidaHaeckel 1866
suborderAmmonitinaHyatt 1889
superfamilyPerisphinctoidea(Steinman 1890)
familyNeocomitidaeSalfeld 1921
subfamilyEndemoceratinaeSchindewolf 1966
genusKarakaschicerasThieuloy 1971
speciesattenuatus(Behrendsen 1892)

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.

†Karakaschiceras attenuatus Behrendsen 1892
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Invalid names: Leopoldia elauta Leanza and Giovine 1949 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
height6238.722.096.036.015.5
diameter6272.940.0180.068.526.4
inflation629.686.0022.010.02.74

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 (9 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Valanginian137.05 - 132.6Argentina Karakaschiceras attenuatus (65435 65436 65437 65444 65448)
Valanginian137.05 - 132.6Morocco (Agadir) Karakaschiceras attenuatus (37971 38245)
Late/Upper Valanginian - Early/Lower Hauterivian137.05 - 125.77Argentina Karakaschiceras attenuatus (65447 66646)