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Hecticoceras (Sublunuloceras) virguloides

Cephalopoda - Ammonoida - Oppeliidae

Taxonomy
Sublunuloceras virguloides was named by Gerard and Contaut (1936).

It was recombined as Hecticoceras (Sublunuloceras) virguloides by Parent (2006).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1936Sublunuloceras virguloides Gerard and Contaut
2006Hecticoceras (Sublunuloceras) virguloides Parent p. 21 fig. 21A

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassColeoideaBather 1888
RankNameAuthor
orderAmmonoida(Haeckel 1866)
orderAmmonitidaHaeckel 1866
suborderHaploceratina
superfamilyHaploceratoidea(Zittel 1884)
familyOppeliidaeBonarelli 1894
subfamilyHecticoceratinaeSpath 1925
genusHecticocerasBonarelli 1893
subgenusSublunuloceras
speciesvirguloides(Gerard and Contaut 1936)

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.

Hecticoceras (Sublunuloceras) virguloides Gerard and Contaut 1936
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmean
shell height146.0
shell diameter1103.0
shell inflation126.0

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 (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Callovian164.7 - 161.2Argentina (Neuquen) Hecticoceras virguloides (158522)
Late/Upper Callovian - Early/Lower Oxfordian164.7 - 155.7Argentina (Neuquen) Hecticoceras virguloides (135717)