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Kossmaticeras (Natalites) erbeni

Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Kossmaticeratidae

Taxonomy
Kossmaticeras (Natalites) erbeni was named by Stinnesbeck (1986). Its type specimen is IPB CO/1, a shell, and it is a 3D body fossil.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1986Kossmaticeras (Natalites) erbeni Stinnesbeck p. 213 figs. Pl 12, fig 1; pl 13, figs 4,5
2010Kossmaticeras (Natalites) erbeni Salazar et al. p. 204 figs. 19, 20a-g, 21a

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassAmmonoidea()
RankNameAuthor
orderAmmonitida
suborderAmmonitinaHyatt 1889
superfamilyDesmoceratoidea(Zittel 1895)
familyKossmaticeratidaeSpath 1922
subfamilyKossmaticeratinaeSpath 1922
genusKossmaticeras
subgenusNatalites(Collignon 1954)
specieserbeniStinnesbeck 1986

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
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
shell height79.755.0065.08.0021.9
shell diameter726.212.0160.021.053.2
shell inflation710.25.0046.08.0014.5

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: Late/Upper Maastrichtian or 70.60000 to 66.00000 Ma

Collections (8 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0Chile Kossmaticeras erbeni (165489 165491 165492 165499 165500 165501 165502 165503)