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Hildoceras caterinii

Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Hildoceratidae

Taxonomy
Hildoceras caterinii was named by Merla (1933). It is not extant.

It was synonymized subjectively with Hildoceras laticosta by Howarth (1992).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
H. acarnanicum, H. levisoni

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1933Hildoceras caterinii Merla
2006Hildoceras caterinii Bécaud p. 87 figs. Pl 40, fig 3; pl 42, fig 1
2006Hildoceras caterinii Géczy and Szente figs. Pl 3, fig 3

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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
subfamilyHildoceratinaeHyatt 1867
genusHildoceras
speciescateriniiMerla 1933

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.

†Hildoceras caterinii Merla 1933
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
shell height227.322.034.028.08.49
shell diameter288.770.0112.591.230.1
shell inflation242.533.653.843.714.3

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: Middle Toarcian or 182.00000 to 175.60000 Ma

Collections (17 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Bifrons182.0 - 175.6France Hildoceras caterinii (148327)
Bifrons182.0 - 175.6Spain Hildoceras caterinii (119595)
Bifrons182.0 - 175.6Italy Hildoceras caterinii (145312 145323 147026 147027 147028 147029)
Bifrons182.0 - 175.6France (Vendée) Hildoceras caterinii (140781 140783)
Bifrons182.0 - 175.6Hungary Hildoceras caterinii (108054 108091 108459 108460 108462)
Bifrons182.0 - 175.6France (Deux-Sevrès) Hildoceras caterinii (140864)
Middle Toarcian182.0 - 175.6Spain (Murcia) Hildoceras caterinii (201448)