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Eucalycoceras shastense

Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Acanthoceratidae

Taxonomy
Acanthoceras shastense was named by Reagan (1924). Its type specimen is LSJU 123 and is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Eucalycoceras shastense by Matsumoto (1959).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1924Acanthoceras shastense Reagan p. 179 figs. Pl. 18, Fig. 1
1958Acanthoceras shastense Anderson p. 261 figs. Plate 20, figures 1, 2; Plate 60, figure 5
1959Eucalycoceras shastense Matsumoto p. 94 figs. Pl.23, fig. 1a-c; Pl.24, figs. 2a, b, 3a, b; Text-figs. 47-50

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderAmmonitida
suborderAmmonitinaHyatt 1889
superfamilyAcanthoceratoidea(de Grossouvre 1894)
familyAcanthoceratidaeGrossouvre 1894
subfamilyAcanthoceratinaede Groussouvre 1894
genusEucalycocerasSpath 1923
speciesshastense()

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.

†Eucalycoceras shastense Reagan 1924
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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: Middle Turonian or 93.50000 to 89.30000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Middle Turonian93.5 - 89.3USA (California) Eucalycoceras shastense (225675)