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Mortoniceras (Mortoniceras) subrotundum

Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Brancoceratidae

Taxonomy
Subschloenbachia subrotunda was named by Spath (1922).

It was recombined as Mortoniceras (Mortoniceras) subrotundum by Reyment (1955).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1922Subschloenbachia subrotunda Spath p. 116 figs. Pl 4, fig 1
1955Mortoniceras (Mortoniceras) subrotundum Reyment p. 34 fig. 11e

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassAmmonoidea()
RankNameAuthor
orderAmmonitida
suborderAmmonitinaHyatt 1889
superfamilyAcanthoceratoidea(de Grossouvre 1894)
familyBrancoceratidae
subfamilyMortoniceratinaeDouvillé 1912
genusMortonicerasMeek 1876
subgenusMortonicerasMeek 1876
speciessubrotundum()

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

Age range: Late/Upper Albian or 105.30000 to 99.60000 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Albian105.3 - 99.6Nigeria Mortoniceras subrotundum (82764)
Late/Upper Albian105.3 - 99.6Angola Subschloenbachia subrotunda (210730 210733 210739 210811)