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Grantziceras affine

Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Desmoceratidae

Taxonomy
Desmoceras affine was named by Whiteaves (1892). It is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Beudanticeras affine by Warren (1947); it was recombined as Grantziceras affine by Jones (1967), Nagy (1970) and Alabushev (1995).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1892Desmoceras affine Whiteaves p. 113 figs. pl. 8, fig. 11
1947Beudanticeras affine Warren p. 121
1960Beudanticeras (Grantziceras) multiconstrictum Imlay p. 105 figs. pl. 14 f. 1-2
1967Grantziceras affine Jones p. 31 figs. Pl 3, figs 1-15; pl 6, figs 4-6; text-fig 15
1970Grantziceras affine Nagy p. 33 figs. Pl 1, fig 2; text-fig 7b
1995Grantziceras affine Alabushev figs. 5B-D

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderAmmonitida
suborderAmmonitinaHyatt 1889
superfamilyDesmoceratoidea(Zittel 1895)
familyDesmoceratidaeZittel 1895
subfamilyUhligellinae
genusGrantziceras(Imlay 1960)
speciesaffine(Whiteaves 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.

†Grantziceras affine Whiteaves 1892
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Invalid names: Beudanticeras (Grantziceras) multiconstrictum Imlay 1960 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
shell height634.220.064.034.516.3
shell diameter667.941.0120.070.031.2
shell inflation610.56.0019.011.06.39

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: base of the Early/Lower Albian to the top of the Middle Albian or 112.03000 to 105.30000 Ma

Collections (16 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Albian113.0 - 100.5Canada (Northwest Territories) Beudanticeras affine (87435 87437 87438)
Early/Lower Albian112.03 - 109.0Russian Federation Grantziceras affine (169549)
Early/Lower Albian112.03 - 109.0Svalbard and Jan Mayen Grantziceras affine (174861 174880)
Early/Lower Albian112.03 - 109.0USA (Alaska) Beudanticeras multiconstrictum (38514 88064 88065) Grantziceras affine (88908)
Middle Albian109.0 - 105.3Russian Federation Grantziceras affine (169550)
Middle Albian109.0 - 105.3Canada (Northwest Territories) Beudanticeras affine (87628 87629)
Middle Albian109.0 - 105.3Canada (Nunavut) Beudanticeras affine (87593 87596 87597)