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Aspidoceras apenninicum

Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Aspidoceratidae

Taxonomy
Aspidoceras apenninicum was named by Zittel (1869). It is not extant.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1869Aspidoceras apenninicum Zittel p. 149
1870Aspidoceras apenninicum Zittel p. 78 figs. Taf. 5, Figs. 6a-c
1998Aspidoceras apenninicum Howarth p. 67

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderAmmonitidaHaeckel 1866
suborderAmmonitinaHyatt 1889
superfamilyAspidoceratoideaZittel 1895
familyAspidoceratidaeZittel 1895
subfamilyAspidoceratinaeZittel 1895
genusAspidocerasZittel 1868
speciesapenninicumZittel 1869

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 apenninicum Zittel 1869
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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: Kimmeridgian or 154.80000 to 149.20000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Kimmeridgian154.8 - 149.2Madagascar Epaspidoceras rupellense (234268)
Tithonian - Kimmeridgian149.2 - 149.2Yemen (Wadi Hajar) Aspidoceras apenninicum (2571)