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Actinocamax groenlandicus

Cephalopoda - Belemnitida - Belemnitellidae

Taxonomy
Actinocamax groenlandicus was named by Birkelund (1956). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Tuperssuarta, west of dolerite sill A, Nugssuaq, which is in a Santonian offshore shale in Greenland.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1956Actinocamax groenlandicus Birkelund p. 5 figs. Pl 1, figs 1-3

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
RankNameAuthor
subclassColeoideaBather 1888
superfamilyBelemnoideaHyatt 1884
orderBelemnitidaZittel 1895
suborderBelemnopseinaJeletzky 1965
familyBelemnitellidaePavlov 1914
genusActinocamaxMiller 1823
speciesgroenlandicus

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.

Actinocamax groenlandicus Birkelund 1956
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calciteo
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: fast-movingc
Life habit: nektonico
Diet: carnivorec
Vision: well-developedc
Created: 2005-01-28 02:38:11
Modified: 2005-10-06 16:04:16
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2003, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Early/Lower Santonian to the top of the Late/Upper Campanian or 85.80000 to 70.60000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Santonian85.8 - 83.5Greenland Actinocamax groenlandicus (type locality: 70202)
Late/Upper Campanian83.5 - 70.6Greenland Actinocamax groenlandicus (70235)