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Zuercherella zuercheri

Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Desmoceratidae

Taxonomy
Desmoceras zuercheri was named by Jacob et al. (1906). It is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Uhligella zurcheri by Jacob and Tobler (1910); it was recombined as Beudanticeras zuercheri by Renz (1982); it was recombined as Zuercherella zuercheri by Casey (1954), Szives (2007), Polkovoy (2021), Latil et al. (2023).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1906Desmoceras zuercheri Jacob et al. pp. pl. 9, figs. 2a-b
1910Uhligella zurcheri Jacob and Tobler figs. pl. 10, fig. 3
1954Zuercherella zuercheri Casey p. 112
1982Beudanticeras zuercheri Renz p. 22
2007Zuercherella zuercheri Szives p. 55 figs. Pl 3, figs 21-23
2021Zuercherella zuercheri Polkovoy p. 522 figs. Pl 9, figs 12-14
2023Zuercherella zuercheri Latil et al. p. 65 figs. 2-6

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderAmmonitidaHaeckel 1866
suborderAmmonitinaHyatt 1889
superfamilyDesmoceratoidea(Zittel 1895)
familyDesmoceratidaeZittel 1895
subfamilyUhligellinae
genusZuercherella
specieszuercheri(Jacob et al. 1906)

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.

Zuercherella zuercheri Jacob et al. 1906
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
shell height330.119.541.034.011.0
shell diameter370.344.098.580.027.7
shell inflation316.98.5028.520.010.0

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 Late/Upper Aptian to the top of the Early/Lower Albian or 119.57000 to 110.10000 Ma

Collections (14 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Aptian121.4 - 113.2Morocco (Western High Atlas) Zuercherella zuercheri (2071)
Late/Upper Aptian119.57 - 113.2Venezuela (Sucre) Beudanticeras zuercheri (87919)
Late/Upper Aptian119.57 - 113.2Hungary Zuercherella zuercheri (226273)
Late/Upper Aptian119.57 - 113.2USA (California) Puzosia sp. (216350 216353 216358) Zuercherella zuercheri (216314 230740)
Late/Upper Aptian119.57 - 113.2Mexico Uhligella zurcheri (65624)
Late/Upper Aptian119.57 - 113.2Russian Federation Zuercherella zuercheri (236903 236904)
Late/Upper Aptian119.57 - 113.2Italy Beudanticeras zuercheri (12779)
Late/Upper Aptian119.57 - 113.2Germany Zuercherella zuercheri (64185)
Early/Lower Albian113.2 - 110.1Mexico (Chihuahua) Uhligella zurcheri (88250)