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Androgynoceras capricornus

Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Liparoceratidae

Taxonomy
Ammonites capricornus was named by Schlotheim (1820).

It was recombined as Aegoceras (Aegoceras) capricornus by Meister (1986); it was recombined as Androgynoceras capricornus by Wittler and Roth (2003).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
A. artigyrus, A. capricornum, A. lataecosta

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1820Ammonites capricornus Schlotheim p. 71
1986Aegoceras (Aegoceras) capricornus Meister p. 81 figs. Pl 15, fig 8
2003Androgynoceras capricornus Wittler and Roth p. 19

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderAmmonitidaHaeckel 1866
suborderAmmonitinaHyatt 1889
superfamilyEoderoceratoidea(Spath 1929)
familyLiparoceratidaeHyatt 1867
genusAndrogynocerasHyatt 1867
speciescapricornus(Schlotheim 1820)

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.

†Androgynoceras capricornus Schlotheim 1820
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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: Ibex or 192.90000 to 184.20000 Ma

Collections (31 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Davoei192.9 - 184.2France Aegoceras capricornus (146457 146458 146624 146625 147695 147725 147773 147956 147971 148011 148042 148056 148064 148092 148124 148144 148145)
Davoei192.9 - 184.2Germany Androgynoceras capricornus (159243 159244 159245)
Davoei192.9 - 184.2Spain (Aragon) Aegoceras capricornus (146725 146726 146727)
Davoei - Margaritatus192.9 - 184.2France Aegoceras capricornus (148078 148091 148106)
Early/Lower Pliensbachian192.9 - 184.2United Kingdom (England) Aegoceras capricornus (138247)
Ibex192.9 - 184.2France Aegoceras capricornus (140904)
Ibex - Margaritatus192.9 - 184.2France Aegoceras capricornus (147794)
Pliensbachian192.9 - 184.2Austria Androgynoceras capricornus (218330)
Pliensbachian192.9 - 184.2United Kingdom (Gloucestershire) Androgynoceras capricornus (204121)