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Burroceras clydense

Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Acanthoceratidae

Taxonomy
Burroceras clydense was named by Cobban et al. (1989). Its type specimen is USNM 425249 and is a 3D body fossil. It is the type species of Burroceras.

It was recombined as Euomphaloceras clydense by Wright et al. (1996).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1989Burroceras clydense Cobban et al. p. 38 figs. Burroceras clydense
1996Euomphaloceras clydense Wright et al. p. 167
2005Burroceras clydense Gale et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderAmmonitidaHaeckel 1866
suborderAmmonitinaHyatt 1889
superfamilyAcanthoceratoidea(de Grossouvre 1894)
familyAcanthoceratidaeGrossouvre 1894
subfamilyEuomphaloceratinae
genusBurrocerasCobban et al. 1989
speciesclydense

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.

Burroceras clydense Cobban et al. 1989
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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: Late/Upper Cenomanian or 100.50000 to 93.90000 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9USA (Arizona) Burroceras clydense (55890)
Late/Upper Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9USA (New Mexico) Burroceras clydense (230778 230779 230780 230855)