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Asteroceras margaritoides

Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Asteroceratidae

Taxonomy
Asteroceras margaritoides was named by Spath (1925).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1925Asteroceras margaritoides Spath
1998Asteroceras margaritoides Donovan p. 996 figs. Pl 1, fig 4
2023Asteroceras margaritoides Davis et al. p. 322 fig. 4D,E

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderAmmonitidaHaeckel 1866
suborderAmmonitinaHyatt 1889
superfamilyPsiloceratoidea(Hyatt 1867)
familyAsteroceratidaeSpath 1946
genusAsterocerasHyatt 1867
speciesmargaritoidesSpath 1925

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: Sinemurian or 199.50000 to 192.90000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Obtusum199.5 - 192.9United Kingdom (Dorset) Asteroceras margaritoides (170337)
Obtusum199.5 - 192.9United Kingdom (England) Asteroceras margaritoides (230410)
Sinemurian199.5 - 192.9United Kingdom (Gloucestershire) Asteroceras margaritoides (204147)