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Peltoceras (Peltoceras)

Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Aspidoceratidae

Taxonomy
Peltoceras (Peltoceras) was named by Waagen (1871).

It was assigned to Peltoceras by Jain (2017).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1871Peltoceras (Peltoceras) Waagen
2017Peltoceras (Peltoceras) Jain p. 146

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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
subgenusPeltocerasWaagen 1871

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.

Subg. †Peltoceras (Peltoceras) Waagen 1871
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
shell height325.522.028.027.03.21
shell diameter383.870.095.088.513.0
shell inflation338.930.546.042.08.05

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: base of the Late/Upper Callovian to the top of the Oxfordian or 164.70000 to 157.30000 Ma

Collections (19 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Callovian166.1 - 163.5Saudi Arabia Peltoceras pachygaster, Peltoceras solidum (47882 47911)
Callovian - Oxfordian166.1 - 157.3India Peltoceras ponderosum, Peltoceras sp. (68647)
Late/Upper Callovian164.7 - 161.2Madagascar Peltoceras athleta (98170 98180)
Late/Upper Callovian164.7 - 161.2Switzerland Peltoceras athleta (171552 171565 171574 171589 171656 171762)
Late/Upper Callovian164.7 - 161.2India (Gujarat) Peltoceras athleta (184595)
Late/Upper Callovian164.7 - 161.2Germany Peltoceras athleta (62276)
Late/Upper Callovian164.7 - 161.2France Peltoceras athleta (60544 60619)
Late/Upper Callovian164.7 - 161.2Argentina Peltoceras athleta (68159)
Middle Callovian164.7 - 161.2Madagascar (Boeny) Peltoceras athleta (234113)
Early/Lower Oxfordian161.2 - 155.7France Peltoceras williamsoni (12270)
Early/Lower Oxfordian161.2 - 155.7Argentina (Neuquen) Peltoceras athleta (135724)