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Baculites compressus

Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Baculitidae

Taxonomy
Baculites compressus was named by Say (1920) [DISTRIBUTION: Campanian; Western Interior.]. It is not a trace fossil.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1920Baculites compressus Say pp. 41, 42
1937Baculites compressus Russell and Landes p. 172

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderAmmonitidaHaeckel 1866
suborderAncyloceratinaWiedmann 1966
superfamilyTurrilitoidea(Gill 1871)
familyBaculitidaeGill 1871
genusBaculitesLamarck 1799
speciescompressusSay 1920

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: Early/Lower Campanian or 83.60000 to 72.20000 Ma

Collections (27 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Cretaceous143.1 - 66.0USA (Nebraska) Baculites compressus (235728)
Campanian83.6 - 72.2USA (Kansas) Baculites compressus (71831 71832 71833)
Campanian83.6 - 72.2USA (South Dakota) Baculites compressus (107779 235524)
Early/Lower Campanian83.6 - 72.2Canada (Alberta) Baculites compressus (87439 87452)
Late/Upper Campanian83.6 - 72.2USA (South Dakota) Baculites compressus (123582)
Late/Upper Campanian83.6 - 72.2USA (Wyoming) Baculites compressus (233963)
Late/Upper Campanian83.6 - 72.2USA (Montana) Baculites compressus (26767 178331 213079 213084 213085 213158 213160 213161 213162 213163 213164 213165)
Late/Upper Campanian83.6 - 72.2Canada (Alberta) Baculites compressus (82638 82641 82687)
Late/Upper Campanian83.6 - 72.2Canada (Saskatchewan) Baculites compressus (87441)
Late/Upper Campanian83.6 - 72.2USA (Colorado) Baculites compressus (162249)