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Bostrychoceras indicum

Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Nostoceratidae

Taxonomy
Helicoceras indicum was named by Stolickza (1866).

It was recombined as Bostrychoceras indicum by Brunnschweiler (1966).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1866Helicoceras indicum Stolickza
1902Helicoceras indicum Anderson p. 91 figs. Plate III, Figs. 96-97
1966Bostrychoceras indicum Brunnschweiler p. 16 figs. Pl 1, figs 5,6; text-figs 2,3

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderAmmonitida
suborderAncyloceratinaWiedmann 1966
superfamilyTurrilitoidea(Gill 1871)
familyNostoceratidaeHyatt 1894
genusBostrychoceras
speciesindicum(Stolickza 1866)

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.

Bostrychoceras indicum Stolickza 1866
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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: base of the Early/Lower Coniacian to the top of the Late/Upper Santonian or 89.30000 to 83.50000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Turonian - Coniacian93.5 - 86.3USA (California) Bostrychoceras indicum (225447)
Early/Lower Coniacian89.3 - 85.8Brazil Bostrychoceras indicum (140901)
Late/Upper Santonian85.8 - 83.5South Africa Bostrychoceras indicum (82520)