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Asteroceras margarita

Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Asteroceratidae

Taxonomy
Arietites margarita was named by Parona (1896).

It was recombined as Asteroceras margarita by Meister and Friebe (2003).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1896Arietites margarita Parona
2003Asteroceras margarita Meister and Friebe

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderAmmonitidaHaeckel 1866
suborderAmmonitinaHyatt 1889
superfamilyPsiloceratoidea(Hyatt 1867)
familyAsteroceratidaeSpath 1946
genusAsterocerasHyatt 1867
speciesmargarita(Parona 1896)

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.

Asteroceras margarita Parona 1896
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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: Sinemurian or 199.50000 to 192.90000 Ma

Collections (7 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Sinemurian199.5 - 192.9Morocco Asteroceras margarita (200568 200571 200607)
Late/Upper Sinemurian199.5 - 192.9Canada (British Columbia) Asteroceras margarita (208347)
Late/Upper Sinemurian199.5 - 192.9China (Guangdong) Asteroceras margarita (59654)
Sinemurian199.5 - 192.9Canada (British Columbia) Asteroceras margarita (37503)
Sinemurian199.5 - 192.9Algeria Asteroceras margarita (238710)