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Micracanthoceras acanthellum

Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Himalayitidae

Taxonomy
Micracanthoceras acanthellum was named by Imlay (1939).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1939Micracanthoceras acanthellum Imlay p. 43 figs. Pl 16, figs 8-11
1973Micracanthoceras acanthellum Verma and Westermann p. 252 figs. Pl 55, fig 1
1989Micracanthoceras acanthellum Myczynski p. 107 figs. Pl 9, fig 9; pl 11, fig 6

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderAmmonitidaHaeckel 1866
suborderAmmonitinaHyatt 1889
superfamilyPerisphinctoidea(Steinman 1890)
familyHimalayitidaeSpath 1925
subfamilyHimalayitinaeSpath 1925
genusMicracanthoceras
speciesacanthellumImlay 1939

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 2003, Kiessling 2004

Age range: Late/Upper Tithonian or 145.06000 to 143.10000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Tithonian145.06 - 143.1Mexico Micracanthoceras acanthellum (197750 197758)