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Mexicanoceras laticostatum

Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Olcostephanidae

Taxonomy
Mexicanoceras laticostatum was named by Imlay (1940). Its type specimen is UMMP 19059, a shell, and it is a 3D body fossil.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1940Mexicanoceras laticostatum Imlay p. 159 figs. Pl 21, figs 17,18

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderAmmonitidaHaeckel 1866
suborderOlcostephaninaHaug 1910
superfamilyOlcostephanoidea(Haug 1910)
familyOlcostephanidaeHaug 1910
genusMexicanocerasImlay 1938
specieslaticostatum

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 height19.20
shell diameter120.0
shell inflation14.80

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 19:14:55
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Kiessling 2003

Age range: Hauterivian or 132.60000 to 125.77000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Hauterivian132.6 - 125.77Mexico Mexicanoceras laticostatum (2161)