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Choristoceras tortiliforme

Cephalopoda - Ceratitida - Choristoceratidae

Taxonomy
Ammonites tortiliformis was named by Guembel (1861).

It was recombined as Choristoceras tortiliforme by Pompeckj (1895).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1861Ammonites tortiliformis Guembel p. 410
1895Choristoceras tortiliforme Pompeckj p. 14 figs. Pl 1, fig 11; pl 2, fig 5

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderCeratitidaHyatt 1884
superfamilyChoristoceratoidea(Hyatt 1900)
familyChoristoceratidaeHyatt 1900
genusChoristocerasHauer 1865
speciestortiliforme(Guembel 1861)

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: actively mobileo
Life habit: nektonico
Diet: carnivoreo
Vision: well-developedc
Created: 2005-01-28 02:33:06
Modified: 2005-10-06 16:36:47
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Kiessling 2003

Age range: Rhaetian or 208.50000 to 201.30000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Rhaetian208.5 - 201.3Germany Choristoceras tortiliforme (173603 173613 173615)