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Neaspidoceras inaequispinosum

Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Aspidoceratidae

Taxonomy
Neaspidoceras inaequispinosum 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.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1951Neaspidoceras inaequispinosum Jeannet p. 229 figs. Pl 105, figs 9,10; pl 106, fig 1; text-figs 535, 536

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderAmmonitida
suborderAmmonitinaHyatt 1889
superfamilyAspidoceratoideaZittel 1895
familyAspidoceratidaeZittel 1895
subfamilyAspidoceratinaeZittel 1895
genusNeaspidocerasSpath 1931
speciesinaequispinosum

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 height114.5
shell diameter137.5
shell inflation112.5

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 (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Oxfordian161.2 - 155.7Switzerland Neaspidoceras inaequispinosum (171559 171561 type locality: 171586)