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Peltoceras (Peltomorphites)

Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Aspidoceratidae

Taxonomy
Peltomorphites was named as a genus. It is not extant.

It was reranked as Peltoceras (Peltomorphites) by Arkell (1944).

It was assigned to Peltoceras by Arkell (1944); and to Ammonoidea by Sepkoski (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1944Peltoceras (Peltomorphites) Arkell
2002Peltomorphites Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderAmmonitida
suborderAmmonitinaHyatt 1889
superfamilyAspidoceratoideaZittel 1895
familyAspidoceratidaeZittel 1895
subfamilyPeltoceratinaeSpath 1924
genusPeltoceras
subgenusPeltomorphites

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
No measurements are available
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: Late/Upper Callovian or 164.70000 to 161.20000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Callovian164.7 - 161.2Germany Peltoceras sp. (62283)