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Anderssonoceras

Cephalopoda - Ceratitida - Anderssonoceratidae

Taxonomy
Anderssonoceras was named by Grabau (1924) [Sepkoski's age data: P Djhu Sepkoski's reference number: 302]. It is not extant. Its type is Anderssonoceras anfuense.

It was assigned to Ceratitida by Sepkoski (2002); to Anderssonoceratidae by Tozer (1981) and Leonova (2002); and to Anderssonoceratinae by Korn (2006).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1924Anderssonoceras Grabau
1981Anderssonoceras Tozer
2002Anderssonoceras Leonova
2002Anderssonoceras Sepkoski
2006Anderssonoceras Korn

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderCeratitidaHyatt 1884
suborderOtoceratinaShevyrev and Ermakova 1979
superfamilyOtoceratoidea(Hyatt 1900)
familyAnderssonoceratidaeRuzhencev 1959
subfamilyAnderssonoceratinaeRuzhencev 1959
genusAnderssonocerasGrabau 1924

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.

G. †Anderssonoceras Grabau 1924
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Anderssonoceras anfuense Grabau 1924
Anderssonoceras robustum Zhao et al. 1978
Anderssonoceras simplex Zhao et al. 1978
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
shell height57.415.9010.07.201.85
shell diameter513.53.1030.015.310.3
shell inflation56.174.3012.05.303.55

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 2003, Kiessling 2004

Age range: Wuchiapingian or 259.90000 to 254.17000 Ma

Collections (7 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Wuchiapingian259.9 - 254.17China (Hunan) A. hunanense (105914)
Wuchiapingian259.9 - 254.17China (Jiangxi) A. anfuense (121614 144027) A. dongshenlingense (144030) A. sp., A. simplex, A. robustum (121670)
Wuchiapingian259.9 - 254.17China (Anhui) A. sp. (109621)
Wuchiapingian259.9 - 254.17China (Hubei) A. anfuense (109871)