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Androgynoceras (Oistoceras) figulinum

Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Liparoceratidae

Taxonomy
Ammonites figulinus was named by Simpson (1855).

It was recombined as Oistoceras figulinum by Howarth (1955); it was recombined as Aegoceras (Oistoceras) figulinum by Meister (1986); it was recombined as Androgynoceras (Oistoceras) figulinum by Wittler and Roth (2003).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1855Ammonites figulinus Simpson p. 47
1955Oistoceras figulinum Howarth
1986Aegoceras (Oistoceras) figulinum Meister p. 84 figs. Pl 17, figs 7,8,10
2003Androgynoceras (Oistoceras) figulinum Wittler and Roth p. 22

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderAmmonitida
suborderAmmonitinaHyatt 1889
superfamilyEoderoceratoidea(Spath 1929)
familyLiparoceratidaeHyatt 1867
genusAndrogynocerasWaagen 1869
subgenusOistoceras(Buckman 1911)
speciesfigulinum(Simpson 1855)

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: base of the Davoei to the top of the Margaritatus or 189.60000 to 183.00000 Ma

Collections (33 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Pliensbachian190.8 - 182.7United Kingdom (Gloucestershire) Oistoceras figulinum (204121)
Davoei189.6 - 183.0United Kingdom Oistoceras figulinum (222221)
Davoei189.6 - 183.0France Aegoceras figulinum (146356 146453 146454 146455 146456 146615 146616 146617 146618 147772 147970 148007 148040 148041 148054 148055 148063 148122 148129 148139 148140 148141 148142 148180)
Davoei189.6 - 183.0United Kingdom (Yorkshire) Oistoceras figulinum (222179)
Davoei189.6 - 183.0Germany Androgynoceras figulinum (159244 159245)
Davoei - Margaritatus189.6 - 183.0France Aegoceras figulinum (147953 148091 148106)
Ibex - Margaritatus189.6 - 183.0France Aegoceras figulinum (147794)