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Roloboceratinae

Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Douvilleiceratidae

Taxonomy
Roloboceratinae was named by Casey (1961).

It was assigned to Douvilleiceratidae by Renz (1982), Wright et al. (1996).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1961Roloboceratinae Casey
1982Roloboceratinae Renz p. 19
1996Roloboceratinae Wright et al. p. 266

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderAmmonitidaHaeckel 1866
suborderAncyloceratinaWiedmann 1966
superfamilyDouvilleiceratoidea(Parona and Bonarelli 1897)
familyDouvilleiceratidaeParona and Bonarelli 1897
subfamilyRoloboceratinaeCasey 1961
subfamilyRoloboceratinaeCasey 1961

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.

Subfm. †Roloboceratinae Casey 1961
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†Megatyloceras ricordeanum d'Orbigny 1850
G. †Roloboceras Casey 1954
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†Roloboceras hambrovi Forbes 1845
†Roloboceras saxbyi Casey 1961
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 Early/Lower Aptian to the top of the Late/Upper Aptian or 121.40000 to 113.20000 Ma

Collections (10 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Aptian121.4 - 119.57France Ammonites ricordeanus, Roloboceras transiens (180753)
Early/Lower Aptian121.4 - 119.57Venezuela Roloboceras saxbyi, Roloboceras hambrovi (87913)
Aptian121.4 - 113.2Georgia Megatyloceras sp. (2116)
Aptian121.4 - 113.2United Kingdom (England) Megatyloceras sp., Roloboceras perli, Roloboceras horridum, Roloboceras sp., Roloboceras hambrovi (1746) Roloboceras hambrovi (1773) Roloboceras perli, Roloboceras hambrovi (1747) Roloboceras sp. (1745 1767 1774)
Late/Upper Aptian119.57 - 113.2Mexico (Coahuila de Zaragoza) Megatyloceras sp. (89547)