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Pachydesmoceras denisonianum

Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Desmoceratidae

Taxonomy
Ammonites denisonianus was named by Stoliczka (1865).

It was recombined as Puzosia denisoniana by Solger (1904); it was recombined as Pachydesmoceras denisonianum by Reyment (1958), Renz (1976), Howarth (1985).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1865Ammonites denisonianus Stoliczka p. 133 figs. Pl 66, fig 2
1904Puzosia denisoniana Solger p. 103
1958Pachydesmoceras denisonianum Reyment p. 54
1976Pachydesmoceras denisonianum Renz p. 759 figs. Pl 1, figs a,b
1985Pachydesmoceras denisonianum Howarth

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderAmmonitidaHaeckel 1866
suborderAmmonitinaHyatt 1889
superfamilyDesmoceratoidea(Zittel 1895)
familyDesmoceratidaeZittel 1895
subfamilyPuzosiinaeSpath 1922
genusPachydesmocerasSpath 1922
speciesdenisonianum(Stoliczka 1865)

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.

†Pachydesmoceras denisonianum Stoliczka 1865
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
shell height636.017.0205.028.573.3
shell diameter681.736.0595.062.5220.2
shell inflation622.59.00190.017.571.5

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 Late/Upper Cenomanian to the top of the Early/Lower Turonian or 100.50000 to 89.80000 Ma

Collections (17 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Switzerland Pachydesmoceras denisonianum (174925)
Early/Lower Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Japan Pachydesmoceras denisonianum (86984)
Late/Upper Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Germany Pachydesmoceras denisonianum (9178)
Early/Lower Turonian93.9 - 89.8Romania Pachydesmoceras denisonianum (73511)
Early/Lower Turonian93.9 - 89.8Cameroon Puzosia denisoniana (209685)
Early/Lower Turonian93.9 - 89.8Nigeria Pachydesmoceras denisonianum (69503)
Early/Lower Turonian93.9 - 89.8Brazil (Sergipe) Pachydesmoceras denisonianum (143068 143069 143132)
Late/Upper Turonian93.9 - 89.8Cameroon Puzosia denisoniana (209683)
Late/Upper Turonian93.9 - 89.8Brazil (Sergipe) Pachydesmoceras denisonianum (143664 143701 144380)
Middle Turonian93.9 - 89.8Brazil (Sergipe) Pachydesmoceras denisonianum (143139 143147 143152 143163)