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Weyeroceras angustus

Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Auguritidae

Taxonomy
Weyeroceras angustus was named by Klug (2001). It is the type species of Weyeroceras.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2001Weyeroceras angustus Klug p. 58 fig. 20,21
2002Weyeroceras angustus Korn and Klug p. 78
2010Weyeroceras angustus De Baets et al. p. 346 figs. 18A-F

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassAmmonoidea()
RankNameAuthor
orderAmmonitidaHaeckel 1866
orderAgoniatitidaRuzhencev 1957
suborderAgoniatitinaRuzhencev 1957
superfamilyMimagoniatitaceaeMiller 1938
familyAuguritidaeBogoslovsky 1961
subfamilyAuguritinaeBogoslovsky 1961
genusWeyerocerasKlug 2001
speciesangustusKlug 2001

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.

Weyeroceras angustus Klug 2001
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmean
shell height150.0
shell diameter1106.0
shell inflation129.3

Composition: aragoniteo
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: fast-movingo
Life habit: nektonico
Diet: carnivoreo
Vision: well-developedc
Created: 2005-10-06 14:38:07
Modified: 2005-10-06 16:38:07
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2003, Kiessling 2004, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: Early/Lower Emsian or 410.62000 to 399.50000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Emsian410.62 - 399.5Morocco Weyeroceras angustus (150581 150582)