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Kossmatia exceptionalis

Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Neocomitidae

Taxonomy
Hoplites exceptionalis was named by Aguilera (1895).

It was recombined as Kossmatia exceptionalis by Verma and Westermann (1973).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1895Hoplites exceptionalis Aguilera
1895Rhacophyllites alamitosensis Aguilera
1895Rhacophyllites disputabile Aguilera
1973Kossmatia exceptionalis Verma and Westermann p. 219 figs. Pl 43, fig 1; pl 44, fig 2; pl 45, figs 1,2; pl 46, figs 1,2; text-figs 16C,17C

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderAmmonitida
suborderAmmonitinaHyatt 1889
superfamilyPerisphinctoidea(Steinman 1890)
familyNeocomitidaeSalfeld 1921
subfamilyBerriasellinae(Spath 1922)
genusKossmatiaUhlig 1907
speciesexceptionalis(Aguilera 1895)

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.

Kossmatia exceptionalis Aguilera 1895
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Invalid names: Rhacophyllites alamitosensis Aguilera 1895 [synonym], Rhacophyllites disputabile Aguilera 1895 [synonym]
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 Late/Upper Tithonian to the top of the Middle Berriasian or 150.80000 to 140.20000 Ma

Collections (12 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Tithonian150.8 - 145.0Mexico Kossmatia exceptionalis (197726 197732 197737 197738 197748 197749 197752 197756 197757 197970)
Early/Lower Berriasian - Middle Berriasian145.0 - 140.2Mexico ( San Luis Potosí ) Kossmatia exceptionalis (192472 192477)