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Aspidoceras catalaunicum

Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Aspidoceratidae

Taxonomy
Ammonites (Aspidoceras) catalaunicum was named by Loriol (1872). It is not extant.

It was recombined as Aspidoceras catalaunicum by Mesezhnikov (1984).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1872Ammonites (Aspidoceras) catalaunicum Loriol p. 44 figs. Pl 4, fig 1
1984Aspidoceras catalaunicum Mesezhnikov p. 147 figs. Pl 32, fig 1

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderAmmonitida
suborderAmmonitinaHyatt 1889
superfamilyAspidoceratoideaZittel 1895
familyAspidoceratidaeZittel 1895
subfamilyAspidoceratinaeZittel 1895
genusAspidocerasZittel
speciescatalaunicum(Loriol 1872)

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.

†Aspidoceras catalaunicum Loriol 1872
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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 Kimmeridgian or 155.70000 to 150.80000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Kimmeridgian155.7 - 150.8Germany (Baden-Württemberg) Aspidoceras catalaunicum (154138)
Late/Upper Kimmeridgian155.7 - 150.8Russian Federation (Komi) Aspidoceras catalaunicum (164004)