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Desmoceras (Latidorsella) merriami

Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Desmoceratidae

Taxonomy
Pachydiscus merriami was named by Anderson (1902).

It was recombined as Desmoceras (Latidorsella) merriami by Anderson (1938).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
D. austeni, D. eozanum

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1902Pachydiscus merriami Anderson p. 103 figs. Plate VI, Figs. 135-138
1938Desmoceras (Latidorsella) merriami Anderson p. 181 figs. Plate 43, figures 1, 2

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassAmmonoidea()
RankNameAuthor
orderAmmonitida
suborderAmmonitinaHyatt 1889
superfamilyDesmoceratoidea(Zittel 1895)
familyDesmoceratidaeZittel 1895
subfamilyDesmoceratinaeZittel 1895
genusDesmocerasZittel 1884
subgenusLatidorsella
speciesmerriami()

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 Albian to the top of the Early/Lower Albian or 113.00000 to 109.00000 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Aptian - Early/Lower Albian122.46 - 109.0USA (California) Desmoceras merriami (225527)
Albian113.0 - 100.5USA (California) Desmoceras merriami (216096 216375 216376 216377 216378)