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Euaspidoceras (Arcaspidoceras) paucicostatum

Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Aspidoceratidae

Taxonomy
Euaspidoceras (Arcaspidoceras) paucicostatum was named by Jeannet (1951). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Herznach mine, bed F.2 (Frei collection), which is in an Oxfordian carbonate limestone in Switzerland.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1951Euaspidoceras (Arcaspidoceras) paucicostatum Jeannet p. 226 figs. Pl 105, fig 5; text-fig 529

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassAmmonoidea()
RankNameAuthor
orderAmmonitida
suborderAmmonitinaHyatt 1889
superfamilyAspidoceratoideaZittel 1895
familyAspidoceratidaeZittel 1895
subfamilyEuaspidoceratinaeZittel 1895
genusEuaspidoceras
subgenusArcaspidoceras
speciespaucicostatum

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
partNmean
shell height118.8
shell diameter153.5
shell inflation122.4

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: Early/Lower Oxfordian or 161.20000 to 155.70000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Oxfordian161.2 - 155.7Switzerland Euaspidoceras paucicostatum (171559 type locality: 171586)