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Calycoceras (Newboldiceras) tapara

Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Acanthoceratidae

Taxonomy
Acanthoceras tapara was named by Wright (1963).

It was recombined as Acanthoceras (Pseudacanthoceras) tapara by Thomel (1972); it was recombined as Calycoceras (Newboldiceras) tapara by Wright et al. (1996).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1963Acanthoceras tapara Wright p. 118
1972Acanthoceras (Pseudacanthoceras) tapara Thomel p. 153
1996Calycoceras (Newboldiceras) tapara Wright et al. p. 164

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassAmmonoidea()
RankNameAuthor
orderAmmonitida
suborderAmmonitinaHyatt 1889
superfamilyAcanthoceratoidea(de Grossouvre 1894)
familyAcanthoceratidaeGrossouvre 1894
subfamilyAcanthoceratinaede Groussouvre 1894
genusCalycoceras
subgenusNewboldiceras
speciestapara(Wright 1963)

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: 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: Middle Cenomanian or 99.60000 to 93.50000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Middle Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5Australia (Northern Territory) Acanthoceras tapara (13944 13946)