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Harpoceras (Harpoceras) mediterraneum

Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Hildoceratidae

Taxonomy
Harpoceras mediterraneum was named by Pinna (1968). It is not extant.

It was recombined as Harpoceras (Harpoceras) mediterraneum by Kovács (2011).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
H. falcifer, H. lympharum, H. maghrebensis, H. mulgravium, H. serotinum, H. subplanulatum

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1968Harpoceras mediterraneum Pinna
2011Harpoceras (Harpoceras) mediterraneum Kovács p. 28 figs. Pl 9, fig 4; pl 10, figs 3-5

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassAmmonoidea()
RankNameAuthor
orderAmmonitida
suborderAmmonitinaHyatt 1889
superfamilyHildoceratoidea(Hyatt 1867)
familyHildoceratidaeHyatt 1867
subfamilyHarpoceratinaeNeumayr 1875
genusHarpoceras
subgenusHarpocerasWaagen 1869
speciesmediterraneum(Pinna 1968)

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.

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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
height340.732.050.042.09.02
diameter3106.580.0135.0112.027.6
inflation329.0--29.0-

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 Falciferum to the top of the Middle Toarcian or 183.00000 to 175.60000 Ma

Collections (21 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Falciferum183.0 - 182.0Hungary Harpoceras mediterraneum (147271 148244 148247 148258 148261 148265)
Bifrons182.0 - 175.6Italy Harpoceras mediterraneum (147026 147034)
Bifrons182.0 - 175.6Hungary Harpoceras mediterraneum (108050 108051 108087 108459 108461 108462 108468 147241 147251 147254 148243 148255)
Middle Toarcian182.0 - 175.6Spain (Murcia) Harpoceras mediterraneum (201444)