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Strigoceras (Liroxyites) kellumi

Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Strigoceratidae

Taxonomy
Oppelia (Liroxyites) kellumi was named by Imlay (1961). Its type specimen is USNM 130886 and is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Strigoceras (Liroxyites) kellumi by Sandoval and Westermann (1986).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1961Oppelia (Liroxyites) kellumi Imlay p. 470 figs. Pl 5, figs 7-9
1986Strigoceras (Liroxyites) kellumi Sandoval and Westermann p. 1231 figs. 12.5, 12.6

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderAmmonitida
suborderHaploceratina
superfamilyHaploceratoidea(Zittel 1884)
familyStrigoceratidaeBuckman 1914
genusStrigocerasQuenstedt 1886
subgenusLiroxyites()
specieskellumi()

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.

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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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: Bajocian or 170.30000 to 168.30000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Bajocian170.3 - 168.3Mexico (Oaxaca) Strigoceras kellumi (8065)