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Megatyloceras ricordeanum

Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Douvilleiceratidae

Taxonomy
Ammonites ricordeanus was named by d'Orbigny (1850). Its type specimen is MNHN.F.A25561 and is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Megatyloceras ricordeanum by Bersac and Bert (2015).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1850Ammonites ricordeanus d'Orbigny
2015Megatyloceras ricordeanum Bersac and Bert figs. Pl 5, fig 9

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderAmmonitidaHaeckel 1866
suborderAncyloceratinaWiedmann 1966
superfamilyDouvilleiceratoidea(Parona and Bonarelli 1897)
familyDouvilleiceratidaeParona and Bonarelli 1897
subfamilyRoloboceratinaeCasey 1961
genusMegatyloceras
speciesricordeanum()

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.

†Megatyloceras ricordeanum d'Orbigny 1850
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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 2003, Kiessling 2004

Age range: Early/Lower Aptian or 121.40000 to 119.57000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Aptian121.4 - 119.57France Ammonites ricordeanus (180753)