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Oxynoticeras oxynotum

Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Oxynoticeratidae

Taxonomy
Ammonites oxynotus was named by Quenstedt (1843). It is the type species of Oxynoticeras.

It was recombined as Oxynoticeras oxynotum by Hyatt (1874), Hollingworth et al. (1990) and Meister and Friebe (2003).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1843Ammonites oxynotus Quenstedt
1874Oxynoticeras oxynotum Hyatt
1990Oxynoticeras oxynotum Hollingworth et al. figs. Pl 1, figs 7-9
2003Oxynoticeras oxynotum Meister and Friebe

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderAmmonitida
suborderAmmonitinaHyatt 1889
superfamilyPsiloceratoidea(Hyatt 1867)
familyOxynoticeratidaeHyatt 1875
genusOxynoticeras
speciesoxynotum(Quenstedt 1843)

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.

Oxynoticeras oxynotum Quenstedt 1843
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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 2004, Kiessling 2003

Age range: Early/Lower Sinemurian or 196.50000 to 189.60000 Ma

Collections (9 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Sinemurian - Pliensbachian199.3 - 182.7Austria Oxynoticeras oxynotum (218903)
Sinemurian - Pliensbachian199.3 - 182.7Chile (CopiapĆ³) Oxynoticeras oxynotum (222926)
Early/Lower Sinemurian196.5 - 189.6Austria Oxynoticeras oxynotum (218900)
Oxynotum196.5 - 189.6United Kingdom (Somerset) Oxynoticeras oxynotum (159467 159469 159470 159471 159472)
Oxynotum196.5 - 189.6Canada (Northwest Territories) Oxynoticeras oxynotum (133092)