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Arieticeras micrasterias

Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Hildoceratidae

Taxonomy
Ammonites micrasterias was named by Meneghini (1874) [As Ammonites (Harpoceras) mercati var. micrasterias].

It was recombined as Arieticeras micrasterias by Meister (1989), Smith and Tipper (1996) and Hillebrandt (2006).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1874Ammonites micrasterias Meneghini
1989Arieticeras micrasterias Meister p. 44 figs. Pl 6, fig 8; text-fig 32
1996Arieticeras micrasterias Smith and Tipper p. 56 figs. Pl 20, fig 8
2006Arieticeras micrasterias Hillebrandt p. 237 figs. Pl 61, figs 8-10

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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
genusArieticerasSeguenza 1885
speciesmicrasterias(Meneghini 1874)

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.

Arieticeras micrasterias Meneghini 1874
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmean
shell height16.70
shell diameter117.8
shell inflation17.00

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: Kunae or 185.70000 to 184.10000 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Margaritatus189.6 - 183.0Chile Arieticeras micrasterias (181770 183615)
Kunae185.7 - 184.1Canada (British Columbia) Arieticeras micrasterias (32863 33166 200150)