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Fikaites subtuberculatus

Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Acanthoceratidae

Taxonomy

Paramammites subtuberculatus was named by Collignon (1965) [= Mammites cf. pseudonodosoides (Choffat) Collignon 1957, pl. 2, fig.1.]. Its type specimen is Ti.3800.B, a shell, and it is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Fikaites subtuberculatus by Zaoui et al. (2018), Guendouz et al. (2022).

Synonyms

Nigericeras amardi was named by Collignon and Roman (1981).

It was synonymized subjectively with Vascoceras (Paravascoceras) cauvini by Meister et al. (1992); it was synonymized subjectively with Fikaites subtuberculatus by Guendouz et al. (2022).
Nigericeras tinrhertense was named by Collignon and Roman (1981).

It was synonymized subjectively with Vascoceras (Paravascoceras) cauvini by Meister et al. (1992); it was synonymized subjectively with Fikaites subtuberculatus by Guendouz et al. (2022).

Synonymy list

Year	Name and author
1965	Paramammites subtuberculatus Collignon p. 187 figs. pl. A, fig. 3
1981	Nigericeras amardi Collignon and Roman figs. Pl 5, fig 4
1981	Nigericeras tinrhertense Collignon and Roman figs. Pl 8, fig 2
2018	Fikaites subtuberculatus Zaoui et al. p. 350 fig. 10B
2022	Fikaites subtuberculatus Guendouz et al. p. 2167 fig. 5b

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Rank	Name	Author
kingdom	Animalia	()
—	Bilateria
—	Eubilateria	Ax 1987
—	Protostomia
—	Spiralia
superphylum	Lophotrochozoa
phylum	Mollusca
class	Cephalopoda	Cuvier 1797

Rank	Name	Author
subclass	Ammonoidea	()
order	Ammonitida	Haeckel 1866
suborder	Ammonitina	Hyatt 1889
superfamily	Acanthoceratoidea	(de Grossouvre 1894)
family	Acanthoceratidae	Grossouvre 1894
subfamily	Mammitinae	()
genus	Fikaites
species	subtuberculatus	()

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.

†Fikaites subtuberculatus Collignon 1965

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Invalid names: Nigericeras amardi Collignon and Roman 1981 [synonym], Nigericeras tinrhertense Collignon and Roman 1981 [synonym]

Diagnosis

No diagnoses are available

Measurements

part	N	mean
shell height	1	36.0
shell diameter	1	81.0
shell inflation	1	21.0

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: Cenomanian or 100.50000 to 93.90000 Ma

Collections (4 total)

Time interval	Ma	Country or state	Original ID and collection number
Cenomanian	100.5 - 93.9	Algeria	Fikaites subtuberculatus (217144 217146 217148)
Late/Upper Cenomanian	100.5 - 93.9	Algeria	Fikaites subtuberculatus (227883)