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Acrocoelites pyramidalis

Cephalopoda - Belemnitida - Megateuthididae

Taxonomy
Belemnites pyramidalis was named by Munster (1831).

It was recombined as Acrocoelites pyramidalis by Pinard et al. (2014).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1831Belemnites pyramidalis Munster p. 31 figs. Pl 24, fig 5
2014Acrocoelites pyramidalis Pinard et al. p. 166 figs. 6F-H

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
RankNameAuthor
subclassColeoideaBather 1888
Neocoleoidea
superorderDecabrachiaHaeckel 1866
orderBelemnitidaHaeckel 1866
suborderBelemnitinaZittel 1895
familyMegateuthididaeSachs and Nalnjaeva 1967
genusAcrocoelites
speciespyramidalis(Munster 1831)

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.

Acrocoelites pyramidalis Munster 1831
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calciteo
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: fast-movingc
Life habit: nektonico
Diet: carnivorec
Vision: well-developedc
Created: 2005-01-28 02:38:11
Modified: 2005-10-06 16:04:16
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Kiessling 2003

Age range: base of the Early/Lower Toarcian to the top of the Late/Upper Toarcian or 184.20000 to 174.70000 Ma

Collections (9 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Toarcian184.2 - 182.9Germany (Bavaria) Acrocoelites pyramidalis (51267)
Bifrons182.9 - 174.7France Acrocoelites pyramidalis (161647)
Levesquei182.9 - 174.7Germany Acrocoelites pyramidalis (59428)
Late/Upper Toarcian180.4 - 174.7France Acrocoelites pyramidalis (161668 161669 161671 161676 161677 161680)