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Watinoceras amudariense

Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Acanthoceratidae

Taxonomy
Acanthoceras amudariense was named by Arkhanguelsky (1916).

It was synonymized subjectively with Watinoceras (Watinoceras) coloradoense by Cooper (1978); it was recombined as Watinoceras amudariense by Reyment (1955), Zaborski (1987).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
W. flexuosum, W. guentherti, W. hattini, W. praecursor

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1916Acanthoceras amudariense Arkhanguelsky
1955Watinoceras amudariense Reyment p. 57 figs. 25d-f
1987Watinoceras amudariense Zaborski p. 37

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderAmmonitidaHaeckel 1866
suborderAmmonitinaHyatt 1889
superfamilyAcanthoceratoidea(de Grossouvre 1894)
familyAcanthoceratidaeGrossouvre 1894
subfamilyAcanthoceratinaede Groussouvre 1894
genusWatinocerasWarren 1930
speciesamudariense(Arkhanguelsky 1916)

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.

†Watinoceras amudariense Arkhanguelsky 1916
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmean
shell height15.60
shell diameter113.0
shell inflation13.80

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 Early/Lower Turonian to the top of the Middle Turonian or 93.90000 to 89.80000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Turonian93.9 - 89.8Nigeria Watinoceras amudariense (69507)
Early/Lower Turonian93.9 - 89.8Cameroon Watinoceras amudariense (82784)
Early/Lower Turonian - Middle Turonian93.9 - 89.8Brazil Watinoceras amudariense (140889)