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Cheltonia galeata

Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Oxynoticeratidae

Taxonomy
Oxynoticeras galeatum was named by Hoffmann (1944).

It was recombined as Cheltonia galeata by Rakús and Guex (2002).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1944Oxynoticeras galeatum Hoffmann
2002Cheltonia galeata Rakús and Guex p. 78 figs. Pl 14, fig 4; text-fig 61

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderAmmonitidaHaeckel 1866
suborderAmmonitinaHyatt 1889
superfamilyPsiloceratoidea(Hyatt 1867)
familyOxynoticeratidaeHyatt 1875
genusCheltonia
speciesgaleata(Hoffmann 1944)

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.

Cheltonia galeata Hoffmann 1944
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmean
shell height113.6
shell diameter130.3
shell inflation15.00

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: Oxynotum or 199.50000 to 192.90000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Oxynotum199.5 - 192.9Tunisia Cheltonia galeata (170512)