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Nostoceras hetonaiense

Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Nostoceratidae

Taxonomy
Nostoceras hetonaiense was named by Matsumoto (1977). Its type specimen is GK.H5798a, a shell, and it is a 3D body fossil.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
N. angolense, N. turrilites

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1977Nostoceras hetonaiense Matsumoto p. 322 figs. Pl 54, fig 2; pl 55, fig 1
1985Nostoceras hetonaiense Morozumi p. 41 figs. Pl 16, figs 1-5; pl 17, figs 5,6

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderAmmonitida
suborderAncyloceratinaWiedmann 1966
superfamilyTurrilitoidea(Gill 1871)
familyNostoceratidaeHyatt 1894
genusNostoceras
specieshetonaienseMatsumoto 1977

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.

†Nostoceras hetonaiense Matsumoto 1977
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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 2003, Kiessling 2004

Age range: Early/Lower Maastrichtian or 70.60000 to 66.00000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0Japan Nostoceras hetonaiense (176810 176811)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0Japan (Hyogo) Nostoceras hetonaiense (176812)