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Peltoceras subtense

Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Aspidoceratidae

Taxonomy
Ammonites subtensis was named by Leckenby (1859).

It was recombined as Peltoceras subtense by Jeannet (1951).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1859Ammonites subtensis Leckenby
1951Peltoceras subtense Jeannet p. 169 figs. Pl 74, fig 5; text-fig 398

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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
speciessubtense(Leckenby 1859)

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.

Peltoceras subtense Leckenby 1859
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmean
shell height123.0
shell diameter175.0
shell inflation133.5

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: 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 - 161.2Switzerland Peltoceras subtense (171589)