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Romaniceras (Romaniceras) mexicanum

Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Acanthoceratidae

Taxonomy
Romaniceras mexicanum was named by Jones (1938).

It was recombined as Romaniceras (Romaniceras) mexicanum by Kennedy and Cobban (1988), Kennedy and Cobban (1988), Sealey and Lucas (2011) and Amédro et al. (2016).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1938Romaniceras indiduraense Jones pp. 119 - 120 figs. Plate 7, figures 2-4
1938Romaniceras adkinsi Jones p. 120 figs. Pl 8, figs 4,5
1938Romaniceras mexicanum Jones p. 121 figs. Pl 7, figs 1,6
1938Romaniceras santaanaense Jones p. 121 figs. Pl 8, figs 1,6
1938Romaniceras toribioense Jones p. 122 figs. Pl 7, figs 7,8
1988Romaniceras (Romaniceras) mexicanum Kennedy and Cobban p. 25 figs. 2, 3, 5, 6A-D,G, 7-10
2011Romaniceras (Romaniceras) mexicanum Sealey and Lucas p. 373 figs. 3J-K
2016Romaniceras (Romaniceras) mexicanum Amédro et al. figs. Pl 2, figs A-D; pl 3, figs C,D

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassAmmonoidea()
RankNameAuthor
orderAmmonitida
suborderAmmonitinaHyatt 1889
superfamilyAcanthoceratoidea(de Grossouvre 1894)
familyAcanthoceratidaeGrossouvre 1894
subfamilyEuomphaloceratinae
genusRomanicerasSpath 1923
subgenusRomanicerasSpath 1923
speciesmexicanum()

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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Invalid names: Romaniceras (Romaniceras) indiduraense Jones 1938 [synonym], Romaniceras adkinsi Jones 1938 [synonym], Romaniceras santaanaense Jones 1938 [synonym], Romaniceras toribioense Jones 1938 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
shell height859.126.0141.055.639.9
shell diameter8140.762.5345.0127.5103.6
shell inflation845.920.0115.039.537.3

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 2003, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Cenomanian to the top of the Middle Turonian or 100.50000 to 89.30000 Ma

Collections (31 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Mexico Romaniceras mexicanum, Romaniceras adkinsi, Romaniceras santaanaense, Romaniceras toribioense, Romaniceras indiduraense (230856)
Middle Turonian93.5 - 89.3Mexico (Coahuila de Zaragoza) Romaniceras santaanaense (88676)
Middle Turonian93.5 - 89.3USA (New Mexico) Romaniceras mexicanum (77803 77808 171836 171837 178753 178759 178760 178761 178764 178765 178766 178770 178772 178773 178781 178782 178783 178784 178785 178786 178787 178788 178789)
Middle Turonian93.5 - 89.3France Romaniceras mexicanum (184520 184521)
Middle Turonian93.5 - 89.3Mexico (Chihuahua) Romaniceras mexicanum (38966 38968 38969 38970)