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Olcostephanus (Olcostephanus) sayni

Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Olcostephanidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1895Holcostephanus sayni Kilian
1996Olcostephanus (Olcostephanus) sayni Reboulet p. 153 figs. Pl 31, figs 3,7,8

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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
speciessayni(Kilian 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.

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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: base of the Valanginian to the top of the Hauterivian or 137.05000 to 125.77000 Ma

Collections (19 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Valanginian137.05 - 132.6Morocco (Agadir) Olcostephanus sayni (37977)
Early/Lower Hauterivian132.6 - 125.77France Olcostephanus sayni (202604 202607 202608 202613 202616 202619 202622 220949 220951 220958 220961 220962)
Early/Lower Hauterivian132.6 - 125.77Spain (Comunidad Valenciana) Olcostephanus sayni (169142)
Hauterivian132.6 - 125.77Morocco (Agadir) Olcostephanus sayni (37877 37878 38253)
Hauterivian132.6 - 125.77France (Provence) Olcostephanus sayni (56063 56774)