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Rodighieroites cardulus

Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Neocomitidae

Taxonomy
Rodighieroites cardulus was named by Company (1987).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1987Rodighieroites cardulus Company p. 160 figs. Pl 12, figs 11,12
1993Rodighieroites cardulus Avram and Gradinaru p. 680 figs. Pl 1, fig 12; pl 2, fig 9; pl 6, fig 6

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderAmmonitida
suborderAmmonitinaHyatt 1889
superfamilyPerisphinctoidea(Steinman 1890)
familyNeocomitidaeSalfeld 1921
subfamilyNeocomitinaeSalfeld 1921
genusRodighieroitesCompany 1987
speciescardulusCompany 1987

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.

Rodighieroites cardulus Company 1987
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmean
shell height128.5
shell diameter181.2
shell inflation133.1

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 Valanginian to the top of the Late/Upper Valanginian or 139.80000 to 136.40000 Ma

Collections (8 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Valanginian140.2 - 136.4Romania Rodighieroites cardulus (69198)
Late/Upper Valanginian140.2 - 136.4Austria Rodighieroites cardulus (69107 69108 69117)
Late/Upper Valanginian140.2 - 136.4France Rodighieroites cardulus (65899)
Late/Upper Valanginian140.2 - 136.4Italy Rodighieroites cardulus (65554 65870)
Valanginian139.8 - 132.9Morocco (Agadir) Rodighieroites cardulus (37973)