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Taramelliceras lochense

Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Oppeliidae

Taxonomy
Ammonites lochensis was named by Oppel (1863) [Locus typicus : Lochen near Balingen (Württemberg, Germany)]. It is not extant. Its type specimen is BSPG AS VIII 175, a shell.

It was recombined as Taramelliceras (Proscaphites) lochense by Schlegelmilch (1994); it was recombined as Taramelliceras lochense by Schairer and Schlampp (2003); it was recombined as Ammonites lochense by Quéreilhac (2009).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1863Ammonites lochensis Oppel
1994Taramelliceras (Proscaphites) lochense Schlegelmilch p. 33
2003Taramelliceras lochense Schairer and Schlampp p. 19 figs. Pl 1, fig 4
2009Ammonites lochense Quéreilhac

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderAmmonitida
suborderHaploceratina
superfamilyHaploceratoidea(Zittel 1884)
familyOppeliidaeBonarelli 1894
subfamilyTaramelliceratinaeSpath 1928
genusTaramelliceras
specieslochense()

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 2004, Kiessling 2003

Age range: Late/Upper Oxfordian or 161.20000 to 155.70000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Oxfordian161.2 - 155.7Germany Taramelliceras lochense (167935)