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Blanfordiceras applanatum

Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Neocomitidae

Taxonomy
Hoplites (Blanfordia) applanatus was named by Uhlig (1910).

It was recombined as Blanfordiceras applanatum by Helmstaedt (1969).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1910Hoplites (Blanfordia) applanatus Uhlig p. 193 figs. Pl 30, fig 2; pl 31, fig 3
1969Blanfordiceras applanatum Helmstaedt p. 68

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderAmmonitidaHaeckel 1866
suborderAmmonitinaHyatt 1889
superfamilyPerisphinctoidea(Steinman 1890)
familyNeocomitidaeSalfeld 1921
subfamilyBerriasellinae(Spath 1922)
genusBlanfordicerasCossman 1907
speciesapplanatum(Uhlig 1910)

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
partNmean
shell height125.0
shell diameter171.0
shell inflation126.0

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 Late/Upper Tithonian to the top of the Berriasian or 145.06000 to 137.05000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Tithonian145.06 - 143.1Nepal Blanfordiceras applanatum (142312)
Berriasian143.1 - 137.05China Blanfordiceras applanatum (64825)