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Neophylloceras ramosus

Cephalopoda - Phylloceratida - Phylloceratidae

Taxonomy
Ammonites ramosus was named by Meek (1864). It is the type species of Neophylloceras.

It was recombined as Neophylloceras ramosus by Murphy and Rodda (2006).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1864Ammonites ramosus Gabb p. 65 figs. PI. 11, Fig. 12, and 12 a; PI. 12, Fig. 12 b
1864Ammonites ramosus Meek p. 45
2006Neophylloceras ramosus Murphy and Rodda p. 40

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderPhylloceratida(Zittel 1884)
superfamilyPhylloceratoidea(Zittel 1884)
familyPhylloceratidaeZittel 1884
subfamilyPhylloceratinaeZittel 1884
genusNeophyllocerasShimizu 1934
speciesramosus(Meek 1864)

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: actively mobileo
Life habit: nektonico
Diet: carnivoreo
Vision: well-developedc
Created: 2009-09-27 10:11:29
Modified: 2009-09-27 12:11:29
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Kiessling 2003, Hendy et al. 2009
Collections
No collection or age range data are available