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Mathoceras venezolanum

Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Deshayesitidae

Taxonomy
Mathoceras venezolanum was named by Renz (1978). It is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Venezuella venezolanum by Kvantaiani (1980).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1978Mathoceras venezolanum Renz p. 681 figs. figs. 3a-b
1980Venezuella venezolanum Kvantaiani p. 123
1982Mathoceras venezolanum Renz p. 25
2007Mathoceras venezolanum Barragán and Szives p. 27

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderAmmonitida
suborderAmmonitinaHyatt 1889
superfamilyDeshayesitoidea(Stoyanow 1949)
familyDeshayesitidaeStoyanow 1949
subfamilyMathoceratinaeCasey 1963
genusMathocerasCasey 1963
speciesvenezolanumRenz 1978

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
partNmean
shell height112.0
shell diameter135.0
shell inflation110.0

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

Age range: Late/Upper Aptian or 122.46000 to 113.00000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Aptian125.0 - 113.0Mexico (Nuevo Léon) Mathoceras venezolanum (87927)
Late/Upper Aptian122.46 - 113.0Venezuela (Sucre) Mathoceras venezolanum (87916)