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Fuciniceras (Matteiceras) geometricum

Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Hildoceratidae

Taxonomy
Ammonites geometricus was named by Phillips (1829).

It was recombined as Arieticeras geometricum by Howarth (1962); it was recombined as Protogrammoceras (Matteiceras) geometricum by Howarth (1992); it was recombined as Fuciniceras (Matteiceras) geometricum by Meister and Friebe (2003).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
F. bastiani, F. ionicus, F. bastianii, Protogrammoceras tipperi

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1829Ammonites geometricus Phillips p. 164 figs. Pl 14, fig 9
1962Arieticeras geometricum Howarth
1975Protogrammoceras monestieri Fischer figs. Pl 1, figs 13-17; pl 10; pl 14, figs 4-7; pl 15, fig 5
1986Protogrammoceras (Matteiceras) monestieri Meister p. 100 figs. Pl 21, figs 3,4,8,9
1989Protogrammoceras (Matteiceras) monestieri Meister p. 38
1991Protogrammoceras (Matteiceras) monestieri Blau and Meister p. 182 figs. Pl 6, figs 3,4
1992Protogrammoceras (Matteiceras) geometricum Howarth p. 64 figs. Pl 3, fig 5; pl 4, figs 1-3; text-fig 12
1998Protogrammoceras (Matteiceras) monestieri Géczy and Meister p. 110 figs. Pl 6, figs 13,14
2003Fuciniceras (Matteiceras) geometricum Meister and Friebe

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassAmmonoidea()
RankNameAuthor
orderAmmonitida
suborderAmmonitinaHyatt 1889
superfamilyHildoceratoidea(Hyatt 1867)
familyHildoceratidaeHyatt 1867
subfamilyProtogrammoceratinaeMattei 1974
genusFucinicerasSpath 1913
subgenusMatteicerasWiedenmayer 1980
speciesgeometricum(Phillips 1829)

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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Invalid names: Protogrammoceras monestieri Fischer 1975 [synonym]
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: base of the Davoei to the top of the Late/Upper Pliensbachian or 189.60000 to 183.00000 Ma

Collections (20 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Davoei - Margaritatus189.6 - 183.0France Protogrammoceras monestieri (148091)
Late/Upper Pliensbachian189.6 - 183.0Austria Fuciniceras geometricum (218902)
Margaritatus189.6 - 183.0France Protogrammoceras monestieri (146353 146354 146499 146603 147951 148037 148132 148133 148134 148196)
Margaritatus189.6 - 183.0Hungary Protogrammoceras monestieri (109143 109145 109497 109519 109526 109693)
Margaritatus189.6 - 183.0Spain (Aragon) Protogrammoceras monestieri (146737)
Margaritatus189.6 - 183.0Austria Protogrammoceras monestieri (145284)