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Castanyiceras

Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Lytoceratidae

Taxonomy

Species
C. parvulum (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2002Castanyiceras Rakús and Guex p. 60

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderAmmonitidaHaeckel 1866
suborderAmmonitinaHyatt 1889
superfamilyLytoceratoidea(Neumayr 1875)
familyLytoceratidaeNeumayr 1875
subfamilyAnalytoceratinae(Spath 1927)
subfamilyBouhamidoceratinaeRakus 1999
genusCastanyiceras

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.

G. †Castanyiceras Rakús and Guex 2002
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Castanyiceras parvulum Rakús and Guex 2002
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
shell height116.185.307.206.000.681
shell diameter1115.713.021.216.02.25
shell inflation114.713.307.304.801.08

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: base of the Jamesoni to the top of the Ibex or 192.90000 to 184.20000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Jamesoni192.9 - 184.2Tunisia C. parvulum (170522)
Jamesoni - Ibex192.9 - 184.2Tunisia C. parvulum (170511)