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Oosterella begastrensis

Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Oosterellidae

Taxonomy
Oosterella begastrensis was named by Company (1987).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1987Oosterella begastrensis Company p. 194 figs. Pl 13, figs 20,21
1996Oosterella begastrensis Reboulet p. 138 figs. Pl 28, fig 25
2007Oosterella begastrensis Gonzalez-Arreola and Barragan p. 422 figs. 3A-D

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderAmmonitidaHaeckel 1866
suborderAmmonitinaHyatt 1889
superfamilyPerisphinctaceaeSteinman 1890
familyOosterellidaeKilian 1911
genusOosterellaKilian 1911
speciesbegastrensisCompany 1987

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.

Oosterella begastrensis Company 1987
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
shell height212.39.5016.012.84.60
shell diameter236.728.048.038.014.1
shell inflation28.126.0011.08.503.54

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: Late/Upper Valanginian or 137.05000 to 132.60000 Ma

Collections (11 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Valanginian137.05 - 132.6France Oosterella begastrensis (202434 202436 202761)
Late/Upper Valanginian137.05 - 132.6Mexico Oosterella begastrensis (74351 74352 74353)
Late/Upper Valanginian137.05 - 132.6Austria Oosterella begastrensis (69107 69108)
Late/Upper Valanginian137.05 - 132.6Hungary Oosterella begastrensis (111311)
Late/Upper Valanginian137.05 - 132.6Italy Oosterella begastrensis (65537 65870)