Basic info Taxonomic history Classification Included Taxa
Morphology Ecology and taphonomy External Literature Search Age range and collections

Dactylioceras acanthus

Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Dactylioceratidae

Taxonomy
Ammonites acanthus was named by d'Orbigny (1850). It is not extant. Its type specimen is MNHN.F.R01414.

It was recombined as Dactylioceras acanthus by Imlay (1968).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1850Ammonites acanthus d'Orbigny pp. 225, No. 41
1968Dactylioceras acanthus Imlay p. C30

Is something missing? Join the Paleobiology Database and enter the data

RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderAmmonitida
suborderAmmonitinaHyatt 1889
superfamilyEoderoceratoidea(Spath 1929)
familyDactylioceratidaeHyatt 1867
subfamilyDactylioceratinaeHyatt 1867
genusDactyliocerasHyatt 1867
speciesacanthus()

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.

†Dactylioceras acanthus d'Orbigny 1850
show all | hide all
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
Collections
No collection or age range data are available