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Alocolytoceras germainei

Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Lytoceratidae

Taxonomy
Ammonites germaini was named by d'Orbigny (1845). It is not extant.

It was recombined as Alocolytoceras germaini by Hyatt (1900); it was recombined as Alocolytoceras germainei by Galácz and Kassai (2012).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1845Ammonites germaini d'Orbigny
1900Alocolytoceras germaini Hyatt p. 572
2012Alocolytoceras germainei Galácz and Kassai

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderAmmonitidaHaeckel 1866
suborderAmmonitinaHyatt 1889
superfamilyLytoceratoidea(Neumayr 1875)
familyLytoceratidaeNeumayr 1875
subfamilyAlocolytoceratinaeSpath 1927
genusAlocolytoceras
speciesgermainei()

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.

Alocolytoceras germainei d'Orbigny 1845
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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: Levesquei or 182.90000 to 174.70000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Levesquei182.9 - 174.7Germany Alocolytoceras germaini (59425)