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Aulacostephanus (Aulacostephanoides) desmonotus

Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Aulacostephanidae

Taxonomy
Ammonites desmonotus was named by Oppel (1863). It is not extant. It is the type species of Aulacostephanus (Aulacostephanoides).

It was recombined as Aulacostephanus (Aulacostephanoides) desmonotus by Borrelli (2014).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
A. subundorae, A. circumplicatus

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1863Ammonites desmonotus Oppel p. 241 figs. Tab 67, Fig 1a,b
2014Aulacostephanus (Aulacostephanoides) desmonotus Borrelli

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderAmmonitida
suborderAmmonitinaHyatt 1889
superfamilyPerisphinctoidea(Steinman 1890)
familyAulacostephanidaeSpath 1924
genusAulacostephanus
subgenusAulacostephanoidesSchindewolf 1925
speciesdesmonotus()

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 2003, Kiessling 2004

Age range: Early/Lower Kimmeridgian or 155.70000 to 150.80000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Kimmeridgian155.7 - 150.8Russian Federation Aulacostephanoides desmonotus (190892)