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Kossmaticeras (Kossmaticeras) jonesi

Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Kossmaticeratidae

Taxonomy
Kossmaticeras (Kossmaticeras) jonesi was named by Collignon (1965) [DISTRIBUTION: Coniacian; southern Africa.]. It is not a trace fossil.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1965Kossmaticeras (Kossmaticeras) jonesi Collignon p. 29 figs. pl. 426, figs. 1764-1765
1985Kossmaticeras (Kossmaticeras) jonesi Kennedy and Klinger p. 186

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassAmmonoidea()
RankNameAuthor
orderAmmonitida
suborderAmmonitinaHyatt 1889
superfamilyDesmoceratoidea(Zittel 1895)
familyKossmaticeratidaeSpath 1922
subfamilyKossmaticeratinaeSpath 1922
genusKossmaticeras
subgenusKossmaticerasde Grossouvre 1901
speciesjonesiCollignon 1965

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
partNmean
shell height114.6
shell diameter137.3
shell inflation111.9

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: Middle Coniacian or 89.30000 to 85.80000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Middle Coniacian89.3 - 85.8South Africa Kossmaticeras jonesi (82443 82451)