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Sharpeiceras mocambiquense

Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Acanthoceratidae

Taxonomy
Acanthoceras mocambiquensis was named by Choffat (1903).

It was recombined as Sharpeiceras mocambiquense by Kennedy (2013).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1903Acanthoceras mocambiquensis Choffat p. 25 figs. Pl 4, fig 3; pl 7, fig 1
2013Sharpeiceras mocambiquense Kennedy p. 640 figs. Pl 4, figs 8,9; pl 6, fig 2

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderAmmonitida
suborderAmmonitinaHyatt 1889
superfamilyAcanthoceratoidea(de Grossouvre 1894)
familyAcanthoceratidaeGrossouvre 1894
subfamilyMantelliceratinaeHyatt 1903
genusSharpeicerasHyatt 1903
speciesmocambiquense(Choffat 1903)

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: 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 Cenomanian or 99.60000 to 93.50000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5Madagascar Sharpeiceras mocambiquense (174324 174325)