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Astiericeratidae

Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Astiericeratidae

Taxonomy
Astiericeratidae was named by Breistroffer (1953). It is not extant. Its type is Astiericeras.

It was assigned to Douvilleicerataceae by Wright et al. (1996).

Subtaxa
Astiericeras (type genus)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1953Astiericeratidae Breistroffer
1996Astiericeratidae Wright et al. p. 270

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderAmmonitida
suborderAncyloceratinaWiedmann 1966
superfamilyDouvilleiceratoidea(Parona and Bonarelli 1897)
familyAstiericeratidaeBreistroffer 1953
familyAstiericeratidaeBreistroffer 1953

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.

Fm. †Astiericeratidae Breistroffer 1953
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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: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Albian105.3 - 99.6France Astiericeras astierianum (56526)