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Diplesioceras

Cephalopoda - Ammonitida

Taxonomy
Diplesioceras is a genus. It is not extant. Its type is Diplesioceras diplesium.

It was assigned to Sonniniidae by Arkell et al. (1957); to Ammonoidea by Sepkoski (2002); and to Hildoceratoidea by Howarth (2013).

Species
D. diplesium (type species), D. fischeri

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1957Diplesioceras Arkell et al. p. L271
2002Diplesioceras Sepkoski
2013Diplesioceras Howarth p. 121

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderAmmonitida
suborderAmmonitinaHyatt 1889
superfamilyHildoceratoidea(Hyatt 1867)
genusDiplesioceras

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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Diplesioceras diplesium Buckman 1920
Diplesioceras fischeri Dietze et al. 2022
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
shell height415.011.020.815.04.52
shell diameter434.024.045.035.59.35
shell inflation49.947.0013.010.42.57

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: Garantiana or 171.60000 to 167.70000 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Garantiana171.6 - 167.7France D. diplesium (228411 228412)
Garantiana171.6 - 167.7Spain D. diplesium (228413)
Late/Upper Bajocian171.6 - 167.7Kenya D. sp. (191123)
Parkinsoni171.6 - 167.7France D. fischeri (228414)