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Dactylioceras (Orthodactylites) crosbeyi

Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Dactylioceratidae

Taxonomy

Ammonites crosbeyi was named by Simpson (1843).

It was recombined as Dactylioceras (Orthodactylites) crosbeyi by Benzaggagh et al. (2023).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

D. aequistriatum, D. alpestre, D. anguinum, D. annulatum, D. comptum, D. hoelderi, D. semicelatum, D. tenuicostatum, D. verme, D. aequistriatum, D. clevelandicum, D. ernsti, D. helianthoides, D. hoelderi, D. semicelatum, D. tenuicostatum, D. tenuicostatum, D. verme

Synonymy list

Year	Name and author
1843	Ammonites crosbeyi Simpson
2023	Dactylioceras (Orthodactylites) crosbeyi Benzaggagh et al. p. 451 figs. 8c-h

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

Rank	Name	Author
order	Ammonitida	Haeckel 1866
suborder	Ammonitina	Hyatt 1889
superfamily	Eoderoceratoidea	(Spath 1929)
family	Dactylioceratidae	Hyatt 1867
subfamily	Dactylioceratinae	Hyatt 1867
genus	Dactylioceras	Hyatt 1867
subgenus	Orthodactylites	(Buckman 1926)
species	crosbeyi	(Simpson 1843)

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.

†Dactylioceras (Orthodactylites) crosbeyi Simpson 1843

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Diagnosis

No diagnoses are available

Measurements

part	N	mean
height	1	20.0
diameter	1	83.0
inflation	1	48.0

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: Tenuicostatum or 184.20000 to 182.90000 Ma

Collections (19 total)

Time interval	Ma	Country or state	Original ID and collection number
Tenuicostatum	184.2 - 182.9	Algeria	Dactylioceras crosbeyi (148289)
Tenuicostatum	184.2 - 182.9	Morocco	Dactylioceras crosbeyi (228337 230727)
Tenuicostatum	184.2 - 182.9	France (Vendée)	Dactylioceras crosbeyi (140749 140750 140751)
Tenuicostatum	184.2 - 182.9	Spain	Dactylioceras crosbeyi (119569 119572 119574)
Tenuicostatum	184.2 - 182.9	Spain (Cantabria)	Dactylioceras crosbeyi (169499 169500 222248 222249 222250 222251 222252 222253 222254)
Tenuicostatum	184.2 - 182.9	Bulgaria	Dactylioceras crosbeyi (150897)