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Substeueroceras alticostatum

Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Neocomitidae

Taxonomy
Substeueroceras alticostatum was named by Imlay (1939). Its type specimen is UMMP 15906 and is a 3D body fossil.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
S. calistoide, S. catorcence, S. striatus, S. striolatissimum, S. striolatum

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1939Substeueroceras alticostatum Imlay p. 51 figs. Plate 15, figures 1-7
1973Substeueroceras alticostatum Verma and Westermann p. 234 figs. Pl 48, figs 2-4

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderAmmonitidaHaeckel 1866
suborderAmmonitinaHyatt 1889
superfamilyPerisphinctoidea(Steinman 1890)
familyNeocomitidaeSalfeld 1921
subfamilyBerriasellinae(Spath 1922)
genusSubsteuerocerasSpath 1922
speciesalticostatum

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 2004, Kiessling 2003

Age range: Late/Upper Tithonian or 145.06000 to 143.10000 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Tithonian145.06 - 143.1Mexico Substeueroceras alticostatum (197747 197748 197757 197968 197970 197972)