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Ovaticeras ovatum

Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Hildoceratidae

Taxonomy
Ammonites ovatus was named by Young and Bird (1822).

It was recombined as Ovaticeras ovatum by Howarth (1962), Howarth (1992) and Kovács (2011).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1822Ammonites ovatus Young and Bird
1918Ovaticeras pseudovatum Buckman figs. Pls 111B,C
1962Ovaticeras ovatum Howarth p. 411
1992Ovaticeras ovatum Howarth p. 141 figs. Pl 23, fig 4; pl 24, figs 1-4; pl 25, figs 1,2; text-fig 37D
2011Ovaticeras ovatum Kovács p. 34 figs. Pl 9, 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
subfamilyHarpoceratinaeNeumayr 1875
genusOvaticeras
speciesovatum(Young and Bird 1822)

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.

Ovaticeras ovatum Young and Bird 1822
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Invalid names: Ovaticeras pseudovatum Buckman 1918 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmean
height136.0
diameter195.0
inflation131.0

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: Early/Lower Toarcian or 183.00000 to 182.00000 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Toarcian183.0 - 182.0Spain (Granda) Ovaticeras ovatum (201081)
Falciferum183.0 - 182.0Hungary Ovaticeras ovatum (148244)
Falciferum183.0 - 182.0United Kingdom (Yorkshire) Ovaticeras ovatum (147851 147852 147865)