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Douvilleiceras monile

Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Douvilleiceratidae

Taxonomy
Ammonites monile was named by Sowerby (1836). It is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Douvilleiceras monile by Benavides-Caceres (1956).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1836Ammonites monile Sowerby
1956Douvilleiceras monile Benavides-Caceres p. 442

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderAmmonitida
suborderAncyloceratinaWiedmann 1966
superfamilyDouvilleiceratoidea(Parona and Bonarelli 1897)
familyDouvilleiceratidaeParona and Bonarelli 1897
subfamilyDouvilleiceratinaeParona and Bonarelli 1897
genusDouvilleicerasGrossouvre 1894
speciesmonile(Sowerby 1836)

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.

Douvilleiceras monile Sowerby 1836
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
shell height319.818.522.019.01.89
shell diameter348.144.055.046.05.86
shell inflation318.216.021.018.02.52

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: base of the Early/Lower Albian to the top of the Middle Albian or 112.03000 to 105.30000 Ma

Collections (14 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Albian113.0 - 100.5Madagascar (Mahajanga) Douvilleiceras monile (86497)
Albian113.0 - 100.5Peru (Cajamarca) Douvilleiceras monile (56984)
Albian113.0 - 100.5Madagascar Douvilleiceras monile (98244)
Early/Lower Albian112.03 - 109.0United Kingdom (England) Douvilleiceras monile (1783 1785 1818 1834 1846 1863)
Early/Lower Albian112.03 - 109.0Madagascar Douvilleiceras monile (98233)
Early/Lower Albian112.03 - 109.0Peru Douvilleiceras monile (88173 158986)
Middle Albian109.0 - 105.3Peru Douvilleiceras monile (88190 158988)