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Selwynoceras mexicanum

Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Collignoniceratidae

Taxonomy
Prionotropis mexicana was named by Bose (1927).

It was recombined as Selwynoceras mexicanum by Powell (1963).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1927Prionotropis mexicana Bose p. 262 figs. Pl 11, figs 11,12
1931Pseudaspidoceras chispaense Adkins p. 51 figs. Pl 3, figs 1,2
1963Selwynoceras mexicanum Powell p. 1225 figs. Pl 166, figs 2-7; pl 167, fgs 1,3-8; pl 168, fig 4; text-figs 2a-e,3a-h,4a-g

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderAmmonitidaHaeckel 1866
suborderAmmonitinaHyatt 1889
superfamilyAcanthoceratoidea(de Grossouvre 1894)
familyCollignoniceratidaeWright and Wright 1951
subfamilyCollignoniceratinaeWright and Wright 1951
genusSelwynocerasBreistroffer 1947
speciesmexicanum(Bose 1927)

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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Invalid names: Pseudaspidoceras chispaense Adkins 1931 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
shell height230.016.753.835.226.2
shell diameter275.045.0125.085.056.6
shell inflation226.517.640.028.815.8

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: Middle Turonian or 93.90000 to 89.80000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Middle Turonian93.9 - 89.8Mexico (Chihuahua) Selwynoceras mexicanum (38965)