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Kosmoceras rotundum

Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Kosmoceratidae

Taxonomy
Ammonites ornatus rotundus was named by Quenstedt (1846). It is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Kosmoceras rotundum by Jain and Mazur (2021).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1846Ammonites ornatus rotundus Quenstedt
2021Kosmoceras rotundum Jain and Mazur p. 412 figs. 5A-C

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderAmmonitidaHaeckel 1866
suborderAmmonitinaHyatt 1889
superfamilyPerisphinctoidea(Steinman 1890)
familyKosmoceratidaeHaug 1887
subfamilyKosmoceratinaeHaug 1887
genusKosmocerasWaagen 1869
speciesrotundum(Quenstedt 1846)

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.

Kosmoceras rotundum Quenstedt 1846
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmean
shell height146.0
shell diameter1126.0
shell inflation147.0

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: Late/Upper Callovian or 165.30000 to 161.50000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Callovian165.3 - 161.5Poland Kosmoceras rotundum (228419)