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Hercoglossa rionegrensis

Cephalopoda - Nautilida - Hercoglossidae

Taxonomy
Hercoglossa rionegrensis was named by Reichler (1995). Its type specimen is CPBA 15860, a shell, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Estancia El Fuerte, which is in a Danian carbonate limestone in the El Fuerte Formation of Argentina.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1995Hercoglossa rionegrensis Reichler
1999Hercoglossa rionegrensis Casadío et al. p. 192 figs. 3E, 4B, 4C

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassNautilia(Wade 1988)
orderNautilidaAgassiz 1847
superfamilyNautiloidea(de Blainville 1825)
familyHercoglossidaeSpath 1927
genusHercoglossaConrad 1866
speciesrionegrensisReichler 1995

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.

†Hercoglossa rionegrensis Reichler 1995
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragoniteo
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: nektobenthico
Diet: carnivoreo
Vision: well-developedc
Created: 2005-01-28 02:35:00
Modified: 2009-09-27 12:10:42
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Kiessling 2003

Age range: Danian or 66.00000 to 61.60000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Danian66.0 - 61.6Argentina (Rio Negro) Hercoglossa rionegrensis (type locality: 171148 171149)