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Shastoceras

Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Ancyloceratidae

Taxonomy
Shastoceras was named by Anderson (1938) [Sepkoski's age data: K Apti-l]. Its type is Shastoceras californicum.

It was assigned to Ancyloceratidae by Anderson (1938); and to Ammonoidea by Sepkoski (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1938Shastoceras Anderson p. 212
2002Shastoceras Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderAmmonitida
suborderAncyloceratinaWiedmann 1966
superfamilyAncyloceratoidea(Gill 1871)
familyAncyloceratidaeGill 1871
genusShastoceras

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. †Shastoceras Anderson 1938
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Shastoceras behemoth Anderson 1938
Shastoceras californicum Anderson 1938
Shastoceras shastense Anderson 1938
Shastoceras ventricosum Anderson 1938
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
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 2004, Kiessling 2003

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Barremian to the top of the Late/Upper Aptian or 130.00000 to 113.00000 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Barremian130.0 - 125.45USA (California) S. behemoth (225526)
Late/Upper Aptian122.46 - 113.0USA (California) S. shastense (216316 216318 216319) S. sp. (90670)