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Heinzia caicedi

Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Pulchelliidae

Taxonomy
Ammonites caicedi was named by Karsten (1856). It is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Heinzia caicedi by Benzaggagh (2025).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1856Ammonites caicedi Karsten
2025Heinzia caicedi Benzaggagh p. 17 fig. 10M

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderAmmonitidaHaeckel 1866
suborderAmmonitinaHyatt 1889
superfamilyPulchelliaceaeDouvillé 1890
familyPulchelliidaeHyatt 1903
genusHeinzia
speciescaicedi(Karsten 1856)

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.

Heinzia caicedi Karsten 1856
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmean
shell height114.0
shell diameter123.0
shell inflation13.50

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: Barremian or 125.77000 to 121.40000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Barremian125.77 - 121.4Morocco Heinzia caicedi (82178)
Early/Lower Barremian125.77 - 121.4Morocco Heinzia caicedi (82324 240075)