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Tegoceras collignoni

Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Lyelliceratidae

Taxonomy
Rauliniceras (Seunesiceras) collignoni was named by Breistroffer (1953). It is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Tegoceras collignoni by Kennedy and Klinger (2008).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1953Rauliniceras (Seunesiceras) collignoni Breistroffer pp. 74
2008Tegoceras collignoni Kennedy and Klinger p. 85 figs. Pl 1, figs 1-6; text-fig 6/6a,b

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderAmmonitida
suborderAmmonitinaHyatt 1889
superfamilyAcanthoceratoidea(de Grossouvre 1894)
familyLyelliceratidae
subfamilyLyelliceratinae
genusTegoceras
speciescollignoni()

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.

Tegoceras collignoni Breistroffer 1953
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmean
shell height113.7
shell diameter132.8
shell inflation110.4

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 Albian or 112.03000 to 109.00000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Albian112.03 - 109.0South Africa Tegoceras collignoni (177186)