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Annuloceras

Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Aegocrioceratidae

Taxonomy
Annuloceras was named by Murphy et al. (1995) [Sepkoski's age data: K Barr-u]. Its type is Annuloceras summersi.

It was assigned to Heteroceratidae by Murphy et al. (1995); to Ammonoidea by Sepkoski (2002); and to Aegocrioceratidae by Klein et al. (2007).

Species
A. summersi (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1995Annuloceras Murphy et al. p. 1179
2002Annuloceras Sepkoski
2007Annuloceras Klein et al. p. 29

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderAmmonitida
suborderAncyloceratinaWiedmann 1966
superfamilyProtancyloceratoideaBreistroffer 1947
familyAegocrioceratidaeVermeulen 2006
genusAnnuloceras

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. †Annuloceras Murphy et al. 1995
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Annuloceras summersi Murphy et al. 1995
Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
M. A. Murphy et al. 1995A heteroceratid ammonite with slowly expanding, planispiral phragmacone and body chamber orient­ ed at right angles to a loosely coiled helix and with annular, sharp-crested ribs.
Measurements
No measurements are available
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 Barremian or 130.00000 to 125.45000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Barremian130.0 - 125.45USA (California) A. summersi (213725 213726)