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Amoeboceras (Amoebites) pulchrum

Cephalopoda - Goniatitida - Prionoceratidae

Taxonomy
Amoeboceras (Amoebites) pulchrum was named by Mesezhnikov and Romm (1973). Its type specimen is VNIGRI 1423/686 and is a 3D body fossil.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1973Amoeboceras (Amoebites) pulchrum Mesezhnikov and Romm p. 43 figs. Pl 1, fig 7; pl 2, figs 1,4
1984Amoeboceras (Amoebites) pulchrum Mesezhnikov p. 93 figs. Pl 1, fig 3; pl 2, fig 5

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderGoniatitidaHyatt 1884
suborderTornoceratinaWedekind 1918
superfamilyPrionoceratoidea()
familyPrionoceratidaeHyatt 1884
genusAmoeboceras
subgenusAmoebites
speciespulchrumMesezhnikov and Romm 1973

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.

Amoeboceras (Amoebites) pulchrum Mesezhnikov and Romm 1973
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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 02:36:55
Modified: 2005-10-06 16:36:08
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2003, Kiessling 2004

Age range: Early/Lower Kimmeridgian or 154.80000 to 152.21000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Kimmeridgian154.8 - 152.21Russian Federation (Krasnoyarsk) Amoeboceras pulchrum (163992 163996)