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Aspidoceras acanthicum

Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Aspidoceratidae

Taxonomy
Ammonites acanthicus was named by Oppel (1863). It is not extant.

It was recombined as Aspidoceras acanthicum by Gemmellaro (1872).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1863Ammonites acanthicus Oppel p. 219
1872Aspidoceras acanthicum Gemmellaro p. 148

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderAmmonitida
suborderAmmonitinaHyatt 1889
superfamilyAspidoceratoideaZittel 1895
familyAspidoceratidaeZittel 1895
subfamilyAspidoceratinaeZittel 1895
genusAspidocerasZittel
speciesacanthicum()

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.

Aspidoceras acanthicum Oppel 1863
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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: base of the Late/Upper Kimmeridgian to the top of the Kimmeridgian or 155.70000 to 152.10000 Ma

Collections (9 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Oxfordian - Berriasian163.5 - 139.8Spain Aspidoceras acanthicum (73297)
Late/Upper Jurassic161.5 - 145.0France Aspidoceras acanthicum (198558 198560)
Kimmeridgian157.3 - 152.1Madagascar Aspidoceras acanthicum (98163)
Early/Lower Kimmeridgian155.7 - 150.8Romania Aspidoceras acanthicum (198306 198362)
Early/Lower Kimmeridgian - Late/Upper Kimmeridgian155.7 - 150.8Madagascar Aspidoceras acanthicum (234322)
Late/Upper Kimmeridgian155.7 - 150.8Italy (Ancona) Aspidoceras acanthicum (45890)
Late/Upper Kimmeridgian155.7 - 150.8Romania Aspidoceras acanthicum (198367)