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Oxytropidoceras (Benavidesites) multicostatum

Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Mojsisovicsiidae

Taxonomy
Oxytropidoceras (Venezoliceras) multicostatum was named by Renz (1968).

It was recombined as Oxytropidoceras (Benavidesites) multicostatum by Cooper (1982).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
O. multifidum, O. pandalense, O. robustum, O. roissyi

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1968Oxytropidoceras (Venezoliceras) multicostatum Renz
1982Oxytropidoceras (Benavidesites) multicostatum Cooper p. 295

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassAmmonoidea()
RankNameAuthor
orderAmmonitida
suborderAmmonitinaHyatt 1889
superfamilyAcanthoceratoidea(de Grossouvre 1894)
familyMojsisovicsiidaeHyatt 1903
subfamilyMojsisovicziinaeHyatt 1903
genusOxytropidocerasStieler 1920
subgenusBenavidesites
speciesmulticostatum(Renz 1968)

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 Middle Albian to the top of the Late/Upper Albian or 109.00000 to 99.60000 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Middle Albian109.0 - 105.3Colombia Oxytropidoceras multicostatum (67484 67485)
Late/Upper Albian105.3 - 99.6Venezuela (Lara) Oxytropidoceras multicostatum (87953)
Late/Upper Albian105.3 - 99.6Colombia Oxytropidoceras multicostatum (67505 67506 67507)