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Tornoceras simplex

Cephalopoda - Goniatitida - Tornoceratidae

Taxonomy
Ammonites simplex was named by von Buch (1832).

It was recombined as Tornoceras (Tornoceras) simplex by Petersen (1975); it was recombined as Tornoceras simplex by Holzapfel (1895), Korn and Klug (2002).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
T. crebiseptum, T. eifliense, T. paucistviatum, T. subundulatum, T. uniagnulare

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1832Ammonites simplex von Buch
1895Tornoceras simplex Holzapfel
1975Tornoceras (Tornoceras) simplex Petersen p. 17 figs. Pl 1, figs 10-13; text-fig 8A
2002Tornoceras simplex Korn and Klug p. 155

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderGoniatitidaHyatt 1884
suborderTornoceratinaWedekind 1918
superfamilyTornocerataceaeArthaber 1911
familyTornoceratidaeArthaber 1911
subfamilyTornoceratinaeArthaber 1911
genusTornocerasHyatt 1884
speciessimplex(von Buch 1832)

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.

†Tornoceras simplex von Buch 1832
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmean
shell height121.6
shell diameter137.5
shell inflation10.001

Composition: aragoniteo
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: fast-movingo
Life habit: nektonico
Diet: carnivoreo
Vision: well-developedc
Created: 2005-01-28 02:36:55
Modified: 2005-10-06 16:36:08
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Kiessling 2003

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Givetian to the top of the Middle Famennian or 383.40000 to 365.20000 Ma

Collections (46 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Givetian387.95 - 382.31Germany (Nordrhein-Westfalen) Tornoceras simplex (112146)
Late/Upper Givetian383.4 - 382.31Germany Tornoceras simplex (60183)
Early/Lower Frasnian382.31 - 379.0Russian Federation (Nenets Autonomous Okrug) Tornoceras simplex (172099)
Early/Lower Frasnian382.31 - 379.0Russian Federation (Komi Republic) Tornoceras simplex (172093 172095 172096 172098)
Middle Frasnian379.0 - 375.2Russian Federation (Komi Republic) Tornoceras simplex (172107 172110 172111 172113 172114)
Late/Upper Frasnian375.2 - 372.15Western Sahara Tornoceras simplex (209257)
Late/Upper Frasnian375.2 - 372.15Russian Federation (Bashkortostan) Tornoceras simplex (172138)
Late/Upper Frasnian375.2 - 372.15Kazakhstan Tornoceras simplex (172140)
Late/Upper Frasnian375.2 - 372.15Russian Federation (Perm) Tornoceras simplex (172133 172134)
Early/Lower Famennian372.15 - 368.5Kazakhstan Tornoceras simplex (172154)
Early/Lower Famennian372.15 - 368.5Germany (Rhenish Massif) Tornoceras simplex (5960)
Early/Lower Famennian372.15 - 368.5Australia (Western Australia) Tornoceras simplex (39093 39098 65355 65362 65364 65365 65368 65388)
Early/Lower Famennian372.15 - 368.5Germany (Nordrhein-Westfalen) Tornoceras simplex (235121)
Famennian372.15 - 358.86Australia (Western Australia) Tornoceras simplex (39072 39078 39083 39084 39085 39091 39104 39109 39110 65094 65104 65353 65356) Tornoceras simplex, Tornoceras simplex (39079)
Middle Famennian368.5 - 365.2Australia (Western Australia) Tornoceras simplex (39081 39086 39105 65119)