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Ringsteadia (Decipia) helvetica

Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Aulacostephanidae

Taxonomy
Decipia helvetica was named by Geyer (1961).

It was recombined as Ringsteadia (Decipia) helvetica by Grigore and Marcu (2009).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1961Decipia helvetica Geyer
2009Ringsteadia (Decipia) helvetica Grigore and Marcu p. 352 figs. Pl 1, fig 2

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderAmmonitidaHaeckel 1866
suborderAmmonitinaHyatt 1889
superfamilyPerisphinctoidea(Steinman 1890)
familyAulacostephanidaeSpath 1924
genusRingsteadia
subgenusDecipia
specieshelvetica(Geyer 1961)

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: Early/Lower Kimmeridgian or 154.80000 to 152.21000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Kimmeridgian154.8 - 152.21Romania Ringsteadia helvetica (198345)