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Cotteswoldia aalensis

Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Hildoceratidae

Taxonomy
Ammonites aalensis was named by Zieten (1832).

It was recombined as Pleydellia aalensis by Schlegelmilch (1992); it was recombined as Cotteswoldia aalensis by Schulbert (2001).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1832Ammonites aalensis Zieten
1992Pleydellia aalensis Schlegelmilch
2001Cotteswoldia aalensis Schulbert p. 87 figs. Pl 11, fig 8; pl 12, figs 2,4; pl 20, figs 1,3

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderAmmonitidaHaeckel 1866
suborderAmmonitinaHyatt 1889
superfamilyHildoceratoidea(Hyatt 1867)
familyHildoceratidaeHyatt 1867
subfamilyGrammoceratinaeBuckman 1904
genusCotteswoldia
speciesaalensis(Zieten 1832)

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.

Cotteswoldia aalensis Zieten 1832
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmean
height114.4
diameter135.2
inflation111.7

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: Late/Upper Toarcian or 180.40000 to 174.70000 Ma

Collections (51 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Toarcian184.2 - 174.7France Pleydellia aalensis (210882 210885)
Toarcian184.2 - 174.7Germany (Bavaria) Cotteswoldia aalensis (51807 51808 51809 51810 51811 51818 51819 51820 51821 51822 51823)
Levesquei182.9 - 174.7Germany Pleydellia aalensis (59523)
Late/Upper Toarcian180.4 - 174.7Spain Pleydellia aalensis (131825 147134 147137 147138 147139 147140 168057)
Late/Upper Toarcian180.4 - 174.7Canada (British Columbia) Pleydellia aalensis (53588 59554 59564 59565)
Late/Upper Toarcian180.4 - 174.7France Pleydellia aalensis (148818)
Late/Upper Toarcian180.4 - 174.7France (Deux-Sevrès) Pleydellia aalensis (140882 140883 140885 147146 147195 147196)
Late/Upper Toarcian180.4 - 174.7Slovakia Pleydellia aalensis (218344)
Late/Upper Toarcian180.4 - 174.7Spain (Granada) Pleydellia aalensis (201309 201310 201311 201361 201362 201366 201367 201370 201371 201372 201374 201376)
Late/Upper Toarcian180.4 - 174.7Spain (Murcia) Pleydellia aalensis (201651 201652 201653 201655 201657)
Late/Upper Toarcian180.4 - 174.7Bulgaria Pleydellia aalensis (151025)