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Neogastroplites americanus

Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Hoplitidae

Taxonomy
Acompsoceras americanum was named by Reeside and Weymouth (1934). It is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Neogastroplites americanus by Alabushev (1995).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
N. muelleri

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1934Acompsoceras americanum Reeside and Weymouth
1950Acompsoceras americanum Reeside and Cobban
1995Neogastroplites americanus Alabushev fig. 11A,B

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderAmmonitida
suborderAmmonitinaHyatt 1889
superfamilyHoplitoidea(Douvillé 1890)
familyHoplitidaeDouvillé 1890
subfamilyGastroplitinae
genusNeogastroplites
speciesamericanus(Reeside and Weymouth 1934)

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.

†Neogastroplites americanus Reeside and Weymouth 1934
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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 2003, Kiessling 2004

Age range: Late/Upper Albian or 105.30000 to 99.60000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Albian105.3 - 99.6Russian Federation Neogastroplites americanus (169559)