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Fontanelliceras

Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Hildoceratidae

Taxonomy
Fontanelliceras was named by Fucini (1931) [Sepkoski's age data: J Plie-u Sepkoski's reference number: 302]. It is not extant. Its type is Harpoceras fontanellense.

It was assigned to Arieticeratinae by Howarth (1955), Smith and Tipper (1996), Hillebrandt (2006) and Howarth (2013).

Species
F. fontanellense
Species lacking formal opinion data
F. fontanelletase, F. fontenellense, F. juliae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1931Fontanelliceras Fucini
1955Fontanelliceras Howarth
1996Fontanelliceras Smith and Tipper p. 58
2006Fontanelliceras Hillebrandt p. 248
2013Fontanelliceras Howarth p. 86

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderAmmonitida
suborderAmmonitinaHyatt 1889
superfamilyHildoceratoidea(Hyatt 1867)
familyHildoceratidaeHyatt 1867
subfamilyArieticeratinae
genusFontanellicerasFucini 1931

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. †Fontanelliceras Fucini 1931
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†Fontanelliceras fontanellense Gemmellaro 1885
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmean
height110.0
diameter134.0
inflation116.0

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: base of the Kunae to the top of the Pliensbachian or 185.70000 to 182.70000 Ma

Collections (56 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Jurassic201.4 - 174.7Canada (British Columbia) F. fontanellense (199610) F. juliae (199668) F. spp. (199656 199658 199659)
Pliensbachian190.8 - 182.7Austria F. sp., F. fontanellense (218330)
Pliensbachian190.8 - 182.7Canada (British Columbia) F. sp. (33265 198499)
Late/Upper Pliensbachian189.6 - 183.0Russian Federation F. fontanellense (129822 129823)
Late/Upper Pliensbachian189.6 - 183.0Spain (Granda) F. fontanellense (200537 200557 200558 200560 200561)
Late/Upper Pliensbachian189.6 - 183.0Spain (Jaén) F. fontanellense (200493 200494 200496 200497 200498 200499 200500 200501 200502)
Late/Upper Pliensbachian189.6 - 183.0USA (Nevada) F. sp. (207968)
Late/Upper Pliensbachian189.6 - 183.0Canada (British Columbia) F. fontanellense (198418) F. fontanelletase (198417) F. juliae (198475) F. sp. (198463 198465 198466 200432)
Margaritatus189.6 - 183.0Chile F. fontanellense (183585)
Spinatum189.6 - 183.0Spain (Aragon) F. fontanellense (146779)
Kunae185.7 - 184.1Canada (British Columbia) F. sp. (32861 32863 33165 200151)
Kunae185.7 - 184.1Canada (Yukon) F. fontanellense (114776)
Carlottense184.1 - 183.0Canada (British Columbia) F. fontenellense (200284) F. sp. (200278)
Early/Lower Toarcian183.0 - 182.0Spain (Murcia) F. fontanellese (201415 201416 201417)
Early/Lower Toarcian183.0 - 182.0Spain (Jaén) F. fontanellense (200503 200504 200506)
Early/Lower Toarcian183.0 - 182.0Spain (Granda) F. fontanellense (200563 200564 200565 200572)
Kanense183.0 - 182.0Canada (British Columbia) F. fontanellense (200285)
Kanense183.0 - 182.0Canada (Yukon) F. fontanellense (114613 114617)
Tenuicostatum183.0 - 182.0Japan (Yamaguchi) F. fontanellense (38171)
Tenuicostatum183.0 - 182.0Hungary F. fontanellense (148269)