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Aspidoceras atavum

Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Aspidoceratidae

Taxonomy
Ammonites atavus was named by Oppel (1863). It is not extant. Its type specimen is SMNS 62721.

It was recombined as Aspidoceras atavum by Schlegelmilch (1994).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1863Ammonites atavus Oppel p. 216 figs. Tab 58, Fig 3a, b
1994Aspidoceras atavum Schlegelmilch

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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
speciesatavum()

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 atavum 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: Late/Upper Oxfordian or 161.20000 to 155.70000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Oxfordian161.2 - 155.7France Aspidoceras atavum (12305 12306)