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Cheloniceras martinioides

Cephalopoda - Ammonoida - Douvilleiceratidae

Taxonomy
Cheloniceras martinioides was named by Casey (1961). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is WKhym-Greensand, which is in an Aptian marine sandstone in the Hythe Formation of the United Kingdom.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1961Cheloniceras martinioides Casey p. 595 figs. 2a-b

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassColeoideaBather 1888
RankNameAuthor
orderAmmonoida(Haeckel 1866)
orderAmmonitidaHaeckel 1866
suborderAncyloceratinaWiedmann 1966
superfamilyDouvilleiceratoidea(Parona and Bonarelli 1897)
familyDouvilleiceratidaeParona and Bonarelli 1897
subfamilyCheloniceratinaeSpath 1923
genusChelonicerasHyatt 1903
speciesmartinioidesCasey 1961

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: Aptian or 121.40000 to 113.20000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Aptian121.4 - 113.2United Kingdom (England) Cheloniceras martinioides (1759 type locality: 1822)