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Desmoceras nabdalsa

Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Desmoceratidae

Taxonomy
Desmoceras nabdalsa was named by Coquand (1880). It is a 3D body fossil.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1880Desmoceras nabdalsa Coquand
2025Desmoceras nabdalsa Benzaggagh p. 11 figs. 8K-L

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderAmmonitidaHaeckel 1866
suborderAmmonitinaHyatt 1889
superfamilyDesmoceratoidea(Zittel 1895)
familyDesmoceratidaeZittel 1895
subfamilyDesmoceratinaeZittel 1895
genusDesmocerasZittel 1884
speciesnabdalsaCoquand 1880

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.

Desmoceras nabdalsa Coquand 1880
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
shell height26.006.006.006.00-
shell diameter215.515.016.015.50.707
shell inflation25.485.006.005.500.707

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: Early/Lower Barremian or 125.77000 to 121.40000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Barremian125.77 - 121.4Morocco Desmoceras nabdalsa (240071)
Early/Lower Barremian125.77 - 121.4Morocco Desmoceras nabdalsa (240075)
Late/Upper Barremian125.77 - 121.4Morocco Desmoceras nabdalsa (240070 240076)