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Aioloceras besairiei

Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Beudanticeratidae

Taxonomy
Cleoniceras (Aioloceras) besairiei was named by Collignon (1949).

It was recombined as Cleoniceras (Paracleoniceras) besairiei by Collignon (1963); it was recombined as Paracleoniceras besairiei by Besairie and Collignon (1972); it was recombined as Aioloceras besairiei by Kennedy and Klinger (2012).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1949Cleoniceras (Aioloceras) besairiei Collignon
1963Cleoniceras (Paracleoniceras) ambiguum Collignon
1963Cleoniceras (Paracleoniceras) cleoniforme Collignon
1963Cleoniceras (Paracleoniceras) crassefalcatum Collignon
1963Cleoniceras (Paracleoniceras) inaequale Collignon
1963Cleoniceras (Paracleoniceras) morganiforme Collignon
1963Cleoniceras (Paracleoniceras) tenuicostatum Collignon
1963Cleoniceras (Paracleoniceras) besairiei Collignon p. 88 figs. pl. 275, figs 1186, 1187; pl. 276, figs 1188, 1189
1972Paracleoniceras besairiei Besairie and Collignon
2012Aioloceras besairiei Kennedy and Klinger p. 58 figs. 5-7, 8A-C,G-J,O,P, 9, 10A-D,F-G, 11-14

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderAmmonitidaHaeckel 1866
suborderAmmonitinaHyatt 1889
superfamilyDesmoceratoidea(Zittel 1895)
familyBeudanticeratidae(Breistroffer 1953)
genusAioloceras
speciesbesairiei(Collignon 1949)

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.

†Aioloceras besairiei Collignon 1949
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Invalid names: Cleoniceras (Paracleoniceras) ambiguum Collignon 1963 [synonym], Cleoniceras (Paracleoniceras) cleoniforme Collignon 1963 [synonym], Cleoniceras (Paracleoniceras) crassefalcatum Collignon 1963 [synonym], Cleoniceras (Paracleoniceras) inaequale Collignon 1963 [synonym], Cleoniceras (Paracleoniceras) morganiforme Collignon 1963 [synonym], Cleoniceras (Paracleoniceras) tenuicostatum Collignon 1963 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
shell height761.936.294.661.222.6
shell diameter7122.084.4180.0117.239.9
shell inflation722.117.030.321.05.06

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 113.20000 to 110.10000 Ma

Collections (10 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Albian113.2 - 110.1Madagascar Cleoniceras morganiforme (98231)
Early/Lower Albian113.2 - 110.1South Africa Aioloceras besairiei (66005 66073 177183 177266)
Early/Lower Albian113.2 - 110.1Madagascar (Mahajanga) Cleoniceras besairiei (60071)
Early/Lower Albian - Middle Albian113.2 - 106.3South Africa Aioloceras besairiei (237953)
Albian113.2 - 100.5Madagascar (Mahajanga) Paracleoniceras besairiei (86497)
Albian113.2 - 100.5Madagascar Cleoniceras besairiei (98235) Paracleoniceras besairiei (98228)