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Nostoceras excelsus
Taxonomy
Turrilites excelsus was named by Anderson (1958). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is CAS Loc. 29123 - Pacheco [Mustang Shale, Moreno Fm], which is in a Maastrichtian marine mudstone/shale in the Moreno Formation of California.
It was synonymized subjectively with Nostoceras splendidum by Matsumoto (1960); it was recombined as Nostoceras excelsus by Atabekyan and Khakimov (1976).
It was synonymized subjectively with Nostoceras splendidum by Matsumoto (1960); it was recombined as Nostoceras excelsus by Atabekyan and Khakimov (1976).
Sister species lacking formal opinion data
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1958 | Turrilites excelsus Anderson p. 194 figs. Pl 72, fig 4 |
| 1976 | Nostoceras excelsus Atabekyan and Khakimov p. 42 figs. Pl 4, fig 1 |
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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 excelsus Anderson 1958
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available