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Morrisiceras (Holzbergia) schwandorfense

Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Tulitidae

Taxonomy
Berbericeras schwandorfense was named by Arkell (1952). It is the type species of Holzbergia.

It was recombined as Morrisiceras (Holzbergia) schwandorfense by Besnosov and Mitta (1993).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1952Berbericeras schwandorfense Arkell
1993Morrisiceras (Holzbergia) schwandorfense Besnosov and Mitta p. 248 figs. Pl 55, figs 2,3

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderAmmonitida
suborderAmmonitinaHyatt 1889
superfamilyStephanoceratoidea(Newmayr 1875)
familyTulitidaeBuckman 1921
genusMorrisiceras
subgenusHolzbergia
speciesschwandorfense(Arkell 1952)

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.

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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: Middle Bathonian or 167.70000 to 164.70000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Bathonian - Middle Bathonian167.7 - 164.7Germany Morrisiceras schwandorfense (62252)
Middle Bathonian167.7 - 164.7Uzbekistan Morrisiceras schwandorfense (189072)
Middle Bathonian167.7 - 164.7Germany Morrisiceras schwandorfense (59277)