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Choristoceras ammonitiforme

Cephalopoda - Ceratitida - Choristoceratidae

Taxonomy
Crioceras ammonitiforme was named by Guembel (1861).

It was recombined as Choristoceras ammonitiforme by Pompeckj (1895).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
C. minutum, C. boeckhi

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1861Crioceras ammonitiforme Guembel p. 411
1895Choristoceras ammonitiforme Pompeckj p. 11 figs. Pl 1, fig 10

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderCeratitidaHyatt 1884
superfamilyChoristoceratoidea(Hyatt 1900)
familyChoristoceratidaeHyatt 1900
genusChoristocerasHauer 1865
speciesammonitiforme(Guembel 1861)

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
No measurements are available
Composition: aragoniteo
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: nektonico
Diet: carnivoreo
Vision: well-developedc
Created: 2005-01-28 02:33:06
Modified: 2005-10-06 16:36:47
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2003, Kiessling 2004

Age range: Rhaetian or 205.70000 to 201.40000 Ma

Collections (11 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Rhaetian205.7 - 201.4Austria Choristoceras ammonitiforme (173620 173621)
Rhaetian205.7 - 201.4Germany Choristoceras ammonitiforme (139355 173601 173602 173603 173607 173608 173609 173617 173622)