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Oosterella gaudryi

Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Oosterellidae

Taxonomy

Mortoniceras gaudryi was named by Nickles (1892).

It was recombined as Oosterella gaudryi by Reboulet (1996), Lukeneder (2004), Gonzalez-Arreola and Barragan (2007).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

O. cultratoides, O. garciae, O. kittli, O. stevenini

Synonyms

Mortoniceras vilanovae was named by Nicklés (1892) [DISTRIBUTION: Valanginian-Hauterivian; Europe.]. It is not a trace fossil.

It was recombined as Oosterella vilanovae by Avram and Gradinaru (1993); it was synonymized subjectively with Oosterella gaudryi by Reboulet (1996).
Mortoniceras vidali was named by Nickles (1892).

It was synonymized subjectively with Oosterella gaudryi by Reboulet (1996), Gonzalez-Arreola and Barragan (2007).
Oosterella fascigera was named by Thieuloy and Bulot (1992).

It was synonymized subjectively with Oosterella gaudryi by Reboulet (1996).

Synonymy list

Year	Name and author
1892	Mortoniceras gaudryi Nickles p. 188 figs. Pl 7, figs 1-3; pl 8, fig 1
1892	Mortoniceras vidali Nickles p. 196 figs. Pl 7, fig 10; pl 8, fig 7
1892	Mortoniceras vilanovae Nicklés p. 192 figs. pl. 7, fig. 7
1992	Oosterella fascigera Thieuloy and Bulot
1993	Oosterella vilanovae Avram and Gradinaru p. 676
1996	Oosterella gaudryi Reboulet p. 139 figs. Pl 28, figs 9-22
2004	Oosterella gaudryi Lukeneder p. 50 figs. Pl 1, fig 7
2007	Oosterella gaudryi Gonzalez-Arreola and Barragan p. 423 figs. 3E-J

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Rank	Name	Author
kingdom	Animalia	()
—	Bilateria
—	Eubilateria	Ax 1987
—	Protostomia
—	Spiralia
superphylum	Lophotrochozoa
phylum	Mollusca
class	Cephalopoda	Cuvier 1797

Rank	Name	Author
subclass	Ammonoidea	()
order	Ammonitida	Haeckel 1866
suborder	Ammonitina	Hyatt 1889
superfamily	Perisphinctaceae	Steinman 1890
family	Oosterellidae	Kilian 1911
genus	Oosterella	Kilian 1911
species	gaudryi	(Nickles 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.

†Oosterella gaudryi Nickles 1892

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Invalid names: Mortoniceras vidali Nickles 1892 [synonym], Mortoniceras vilanovae Nicklés 1892 [synonym], Oosterella fascigera Thieuloy and Bulot 1992 [synonym]

Diagnosis

No diagnoses are available

Measurements

part	N	mean	minimum	maximum	median	s.d.
shell height	2	10.1	7.00	14.5	10.8	5.30
shell diameter	2	25.6	17.5	37.5	27.5	14.1
shell inflation	2	7.07	5.00	10.0	7.50	3.54

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 (31 total)

Time interval	Ma	Country or state	Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Valanginian	137.05 - 132.6	Mexico	Oosterella gaudryi (74351 74353)
Late/Upper Valanginian	137.05 - 132.6	Romania	Oosterella vilanovae (69198)
Late/Upper Valanginian	137.05 - 132.6	France	Oosterella gaudryi (202502 202503 202506 202510 202511 202512 202516 202518 202519 202520 202521 202522 202523 202524 202526 202543 202776 202790 202794)
Late/Upper Valanginian	137.05 - 132.6	Austria	Oosterella fascigera (69120) Oosterella gaudryi (64831)
Late/Upper Valanginian	137.05 - 132.6	Italy	Oosterella fascigera (65553) Oosterella gaudryi (65560 65570 65591 65592) Oosterella vilanovae, Oosterella gaudryi (65594)
Late/Upper Valanginian	137.05 - 132.6	Hungary	Oosterella gaudryi (86383)