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Kunnamiceras

Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Acanthoceratidae

Taxonomy
Kunnamiceras was named by Gale et al. (2019). Its type is Ammonites tropicus.

It was assigned to Acanthoceratinae by Gale et al. (2019).

Species

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2019Kunnamiceras Gale et al. p. 235

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderAmmonitida
suborderAmmonitinaHyatt 1889
superfamilyAcanthoceratoidea(de Grossouvre 1894)
familyAcanthoceratidaeGrossouvre 1894
subfamilyAcanthoceratinaede Groussouvre 1894
genusKunnamiceras

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.

G. †Kunnamiceras Gale et al. 2019
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Kunnamiceras tropicum Stoliczka 1865
Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
A. S. Gale et al. 2019Small. Phragmocone with ribs arising in pairs from umbilical bullae, with conical inner ventrolateral tubercles, outer ventrolateral and siphonal clavi. Ornament modifies progressively on adult body chamber, the ribs projecting forwards and concave on the outer flanks and ventrolateral shoulders, inner ventrolateral tubercles efface, siphonal clavi are lost, and outer ventrolateral tubercles reduced to a mere angulation on the last few ribs, linked across the arched venteer by a coarse transverse rib.
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: Cenomanian or 100.50000 to 93.90000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9India K. tropicum (217149 217158)