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Holcostephanus (Astieria) josephinus

Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Olcostephanidae

Taxonomy
Ammonites josephinus was named by d'Orbigny (1850). Its type specimen is MNHN.F.R03115 and is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Holcostephanus (Astieria) josephinus by Cottreau (1934).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
Astieria psilostoma

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1850Ammonites josephinus d'Orbigny pp. 65, No. 47
1934Holcostephanus (Astieria) josephinus Cottreau p. 6

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassAmmonoidea()
RankNameAuthor
orderAmmonitida
suborderOlcostephaninaHaug 1910
superfamilyOlcostephanoidea(Haug 1910)
familyOlcostephanidaeHaug 1910
subfamilyOlcostephaninaeHaug 1910
genusHolcostephanusNeumayr 1875
subgenusAstieria
speciesjosephinus()

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
Collections
No collection or age range data are available