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Peltoceras convexum

Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Aspidoceratidae

Taxonomy
Rursiceras convexum was named by Hillebrandt (1995).

It was recombined as Peltoceras convexum by Parent (2006).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
P. ponderosum, P. pseudotorosum, P. pachygaster, P. williamsoni

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1995Rursiceras convexum Hillebrandt
2006Peltoceras convexum Parent p. 26 fig. 26

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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
speciesconvexum(Hillebrandt 1995)

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 convexum Hillebrandt 1995
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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 2004, Kiessling 2003

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) Peltoceras convexum (158522)
Late/Upper Callovian - Early/Lower Oxfordian164.7 - 155.7Argentina (Neuquen) Peltoceras convexum (135717)