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Olcostephanus (Olcostephanus) balestrai

Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Olcostephanidae

Taxonomy
Astieria balestrai was named by Rodighiero (1919).

It was recombined as Olcostephanus (Olcostephanus) balestrai by Reboulet (1996).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1919Astieria balestrai Rodighiero
1996Olcostephanus (Olcostephanus) balestrai Reboulet p. 151 figs. Pl 31, figs 9,16

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassAmmonoidea()
RankNameAuthor
orderAmmonitidaHaeckel 1866
suborderOlcostephaninaHaug 1910
superfamilyOlcostephanoidea(Haug 1910)
familyOlcostephanidaeHaug 1910
subfamilyOlcostephaninaeHaug 1910
genusOlcostephanusNeumayr 1875
subgenusOlcostephanusNeumayr 1875
speciesbalestrai(Rodighiero 1919)

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: Late/Upper Valanginian or 137.05000 to 132.60000 Ma

Collections (17 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Valanginian137.05 - 132.6Mexico Olcostephanus balestrai (74351 74353)
Late/Upper Valanginian137.05 - 132.6Slovakia Olcostephanus balestrai (64711)
Late/Upper Valanginian137.05 - 132.6Italy Olcostephanus balestrai (65594 65596)
Late/Upper Valanginian137.05 - 132.6France Olcostephanus balestrai (202435 202437 202504 202506 202516 202537 202543 202780 202785 202793 202804)
Late/Upper Valanginian137.05 - 132.6Morocco Olcostephanus balestrai (65432)