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Nigericeras ogojaense

Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Acanthoceratidae

Taxonomy
Nigericeras ogojaense was named by Reyment (1955). Its type specimen is BMNH C.47401, a shell, and it is a 3D body fossil.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1955Nigericeras ogojaense Reyment p. 62 figs. Pl 13, fig 6; pl 14, fig 3; text-fig 28

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderAmmonitidaHaeckel 1866
suborderAmmonitinaHyatt 1889
superfamilyAcanthoceratoidea(de Grossouvre 1894)
familyAcanthoceratidaeGrossouvre 1894
subfamilyAcanthoceratinaede Groussouvre 1894
genusNigericerasSchneegans 1943
speciesogojaense

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.

Nigericeras ogojaense Reyment 1955
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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: base of the Late/Upper Cenomanian to the top of the Early/Lower Turonian or 100.50000 to 89.80000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9USA (Arizona) Nigericeras ogojaense (55890)
Early/Lower Turonian93.9 - 89.8Nigeria Nigericeras ogojaense (82782)