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Submeekoceras strigatus

Cephalopoda - Ceratitida - Arctoceratidae

Taxonomy
Arctoceras strigatus was named by Brayard and Bucher (2008). Its type specimen is PIMUZ 26023 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Jinya Section Jin15, which is in a Smithian slope lime mudstone/mudstone in China.

It was recombined as Submeekoceras strigatus by Zakharov and Smyshlyaeva (2025).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2008Arctoceras strigatus Brayard and Bucher p. 52 figs. Pl 25, figs 1-2
2025Submeekoceras strigatus Zakharov and Smyshlyaeva p. 139

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderCeratitidaHyatt 1884
suborderMeekoceratina
superfamilyMeekoceratoideaWaagen 1895
familyArctoceratidaeArthaber 1911
genusSubmeekoceras
speciesstrigatus()

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.

Submeekoceras strigatus Brayard and Bucher 2008
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
shell diameter263.945.290.467.832.0

Composition: aragoniteo
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: nektonico
Diet: carnivoreo
Vision: well-developedc
Created: 2005-01-28 02:33:06
Modified: 2005-10-06 16:36:47
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Kiessling 2003

Age range: Smithian or 249.90000 to 248.10000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Smithian249.9 - 248.1China (Guangxi) Arctoceras strigatus (97148 type locality: 97156)