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Forresteria (Harleites)

Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Collignoniceratidae

Taxonomy

Barroisiceras (Harleites) was named by Reeside (1932). Its type is Barroisia harlei.

It was reranked as Harleites by Parnes (1964); it was Forresteria (Harleites) by Kennedy (1984), Kennedy (1995).

It was assigned to Barroisiceras by Reeside (1932); to Barroisiceratinae by Parnes (1964), Renz (1982); and to Forresteria by Kennedy (1984), Kennedy (1995).

Subtaxa

Barroisiceras (Alstadenites) sevierense, Forresteria (Harleites) nicklesi (syn. Barroisia boissellieri, Barroisia sequens), Forresteria (Harleites) petrocoriensis (syn. Reesideoceras gallicum, Barroisia haberfellneri harlei, Ammonites alstadenensis, Barroisiceras haueri), Harleites castellensis, Harleites harlei

Species lacking formal opinion data

Forresteria brancoi, Forresteria orancoi

Synonyms

Barroisiceras (Alstadenites) was named by Reeside (1932).

It was synonymized subjectively with Forresteria (Harleites) by Kennedy (1984).

It was assigned to Barroisiceras by Reeside (1932).
Reesideoceras was named by Basse (1947). Its type is Reesideoceras gallicum.

It was reranked as Forresteria (Reesideoceras) by Reyment (1955); it was synonymized subjectively with Harleites by Kennedy (1984).

It was assigned to Forresteria by Reyment (1955).

Synonymy list

Year	Name and author
1932	Barroisiceras (Alstadenites) Reeside p. 14
1932	Barroisiceras (Harleites) Reeside p. 14
1947	Reesideoceras Basse
1955	Forresteria (Reesideoceras) Reyment p. 69
1964	Harleites Parnes p. 21
1982	Barroisiceras (Harleites) Renz p. 116
1984	Forresteria (Harleites) Kennedy p. 46
1995	Forresteria (Harleites) Kennedy p. 412

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Rank	Name	Author
kingdom	Animalia	()
—	Bilateria
—	Eubilateria	Ax 1987
—	Protostomia
—	Spiralia
superphylum	Lophotrochozoa
phylum	Mollusca
class	Cephalopoda	Cuvier 1797

Rank	Name	Author
subclass	Ammonoidea	()
order	Ammonitida	Haeckel 1866
suborder	Ammonitina	Hyatt 1889
superfamily	Acanthoceratoidea	(de Grossouvre 1894)
family	Collignoniceratidae	Wright and Wright 1951
subfamily	Barroisiceratinae	Basse 1947
genus	Forresteria	()
subgenus	Harleites	()

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.

Subg. †Forresteria (Harleites) Reeside 1932

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†Forresteria (Harleites) nicklesi de Grossouvre 1894

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Invalid names: Barroisia boissellieri de Grossouvre 1894 [synonym], Barroisia sequens de Grossouvre 1894 [synonym]

†Forresteria (Harleites) petrocoriensis Coquand 1859

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Invalid names: Ammonites alstadenensis Schluter 1876 [synonym], Barroisia haberfellneri harlei de Grossouvre 1894 [synonym], Barroisiceras haueri Hyatt 1903 [synonym], Reesideoceras gallicum Basse 1947 [synonym]

†Harleites castellensis Reeside 1932

†Harleites harlei de Grossouvre 1894

Invalid names: Barroisiceras (Alstadenites) Reeside 1932 [synonym], Reesideoceras Basse 1947 [synonym]

Diagnosis

No diagnoses are available

Measurements

part	N	mean	minimum	maximum	median	s.d.
shell height	5	28.9	20.7	44.1	30.0	9.35
shell diameter	5	61.2	41.5	115.0	63.0	29.5
shell inflation	5	11.0	6.00	35.5	9.00	12.3

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 Coniacian or 89.80000 to 85.70000 Ma

Collections (32 total)

Time interval	Ma	Country or state	Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Turonian - Early/Lower Coniacian	93.9 - 85.7	Brazil	Forresteria petrocoriensis (144392)
Coniacian	89.8 - 85.7	France	Forresteria petrocoriensis (178951)
Coniacian	89.8 - 85.7	Nigeria	Forresteria harlei (82763)
Coniacian	89.8 - 85.7	Spain	Harleites harlei (66964)
Coniacian	89.8 - 85.7	Israel	Harleites sp. (69847)
Coniacian	89.8 - 85.7	Cameroon	Forresteria harlei (82789)
Coniacian	89.8 - 85.7	USA (Texas)	Barroisiceras castellense, Barroisiceras sevierense (88539)
Early/Lower Coniacian	89.8 - 85.7	Venezuela (Barinas)	Harleites harlei (88350)
Early/Lower Coniacian	89.8 - 85.7	Venezuela (Táchira)	Harleites harlei (88349)
Early/Lower Coniacian	89.8 - 85.7	France	Ammonites petrocoriensis (178958) Forresteria petrocoriensis (69894 178956 178957 178959 178961 178962 178963 178964 178966 178967 178968 178969 178970 178971 178972 179215)
Early/Lower Coniacian	89.8 - 85.7	Brazil	Harleites sp. (140901)
Early/Lower Coniacian	89.8 - 85.7	Venezuela (Trujillo)	Harleites castellensis (88356) Harleites sp. (88268)
Middle Coniacian	89.8 - 85.7	France	Barroisia nicklesi, Barroisia boissellieri (178979) Barroisia nicklesi, Barroisia sequens (178978) Forresteria nicklesi (178980)