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Placenticeras merenskyi

Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Placenticeratidae

Taxonomy
Placenticeras merenskyi was named by Haughton (1930).

It was recombined as Proplacenticeras merenskyi by Klinger (1977); it was synonymized subjectively with Proplacenticeras stantoni by Howarth (1985).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1930Placenticeras merenskyi Haughton p. 363 figs. Pl 11, figs 1-3
1977Proplacenticeras merenskyi Klinger
2022Placenticeras merenskyi Lehmann et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderAmmonitidaHaeckel 1866
suborderAmmonitinaHyatt 1889
superfamilyHoplitoidea(Douvillé 1890)
familyPlacenticeratidae
genusPlacenticerasMeek 1876
speciesmerenskyiHaughton 1930

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.

Placenticeras merenskyi Haughton 1930
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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: base of the Cenomanian to the top of the Coniacian or 100.50000 to 85.70000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Cenomanian - Coniacian100.5 - 85.7Namibia (||Kharas) Placenticeras merenskyi (241757)