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Presimoceras explanatum

Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Perisphinctidae

Taxonomy
Perisphinctes explanatus was named by Neumayr (1871). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Ciofronca (GBA collection), which is in a Kimmeridgian carbonate limestone in Romania.

It was recombined as Simoceras explanatum by Preda (1973); it was recombined as Presimoceras explanatum by Grigore (2010).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1871Perisphinctes explanatus Neumayr
1973Simoceras explanatum Preda
2010Presimoceras explanatum Grigore p. 289

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderAmmonitida
suborderAmmonitinaHyatt 1889
superfamilyPerisphinctoidea(Steinman 1890)
familyPerisphinctidaeSteinmann 1890
subfamilyIdoceratinae(Spath 1924)
genusPresimoceras
speciesexplanatum(Neumayr 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.

Presimoceras explanatum Neumayr 1871
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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 2003, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Early/Lower Kimmeridgian to the top of the Kimmeridgian or 155.70000 to 152.10000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Kimmeridgian157.3 - 152.1Romania Simoceras explanatum (198390)
Early/Lower Kimmeridgian155.7 - 150.8Romania Perisphinctes explanatus (198388)