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Crassotornoceras belgicum

Cephalopoda - Goniatitida - Tornoceratidae

Taxonomy
Tornoceras belgicum was named by Matern (1931). It is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Crassotornoceras belgicum by Korn and Klug (2002) and Söte et al. (2021).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1931Tornoceras belgicum Matern
2002Crassotornoceras belgicum Korn and Klug p. 155
2021Crassotornoceras belgicum Söte et al. p. 251 figs. 6o-p, 8g, 9c

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderGoniatitidaHyatt 1884
suborderTornoceratinaWedekind 1918
superfamilyTornocerataceaeArthaber 1911
familyTornoceratidaeArthaber 1911
subfamilyTornoceratinaeArthaber 1911
genusCrassotornocerasHouse and Price 1985
speciesbelgicum(Matern 1931)

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
partNmean
shell height12.06
shell diameter14.30
shell inflation10.700

Composition: aragoniteo
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: fast-movingo
Life habit: nektonico
Diet: carnivoreo
Vision: well-developedc
Created: 2005-01-28 02:36:55
Modified: 2005-10-06 16:36:08
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Kiessling 2003

Age range: Late/Upper Frasnian or 379.50000 to 376.10000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Frasnian379.5 - 376.1Germany (Nordrhein-Westfalen) Crassotornoceras belgicum (220480 220482 220483 220511)