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Vascoceras simplex

Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Vascoceratidae

Taxonomy
Fagesia simplex was named by Barber (1957). Its type specimen is BMNH C47621, a shell, and it is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Vascoceras simplex by Gale et al. (2005).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
V. adunense, V. diartianum, V. mohovanense, V. obessium, V. obesum, V. proporium, V. rumeaui

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1957Fagesia simplex Barber p. 27 figs. Pl 8, fig 1; pl 29, figs 4,5
2005Vascoceras simplex Gale et al. p. 182 figs. 10A-C, 11, 13C,D

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderAmmonitidaHaeckel 1866
suborderAmmonitinaHyatt 1889
superfamilyAcanthoceratoidea(de Grossouvre 1894)
familyVascoceratidaeDouvillé 1912
subfamilyVascoceratinaeDouvillé 1912
genusVascocerasChoffat 1898
speciessimplex()

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.

†Vascoceras simplex Barber 1957
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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 Turonian or 93.90000 to 89.80000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Cenomanian - Early/Lower Turonian100.5 - 89.8Nigeria Fagesia simplex (83024)
Early/Lower Turonian93.9 - 89.8Nigeria Fagesia simplex (210137)
Early/Lower Turonian93.9 - 89.8Brazil (Sergipe) Vascoceras simplex (175461)