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Presimoceras benianum

Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Perisphinctidae

Taxonomy
Ammonites benianus was named by Catullo (1853).

It was recombined as Simoceras benianum by Herbich (1878); it was recombined as Presimoceras benianum by Grigore (2010).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
P. nodulatum, P. planulacinctum

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1853Ammonites benianus Catullo
1878Simoceras benianum Herbich
2010Presimoceras benianum Grigore p. 290

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderAmmonitida
suborderAmmonitinaHyatt 1889
superfamilyPerisphinctoidea(Steinman 1890)
familyPerisphinctidaeSteinmann 1890
subfamilyIdoceratinae(Spath 1924)
genusPresimoceras
speciesbenianum(Catullo 1853)

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.

†Presimoceras benianum Catullo 1853
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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: Kimmeridgian or 157.30000 to 152.10000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Kimmeridgian157.3 - 152.1Romania Simoceras benianum (198389)