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Desmoceras (Latidorsella) jugale

Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Desmoceratidae

Taxonomy
Ammonites jugalis was named by Gabb (1869).

It was recombined as Desmoceras jugalis by Anderson (1902); it was recombined as Desmoceras (Latidorsella) jugale by Anderson (1958).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
D. austeni, D. eozanum

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1869Ammonites jugalis Gabb p. 133 figs. PI. XXII, figs. 12, 12a and 12b
1902Desmoceras jugalis Anderson p. 99
1958Desmoceras (Latidorsella) jugale Anderson p. 214

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassAmmonoidea()
RankNameAuthor
orderAmmonitida
suborderAmmonitinaHyatt 1889
superfamilyDesmoceratoidea(Zittel 1895)
familyDesmoceratidaeZittel 1895
subfamilyDesmoceratinaeZittel 1895
genusDesmocerasZittel 1884
subgenusLatidorsella
speciesjugale()

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.

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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
Collections
No collection or age range data are available