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Pseudaptetoceras amaltheiforme

Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Hammatoceratidae

Taxonomy
Harpoceras amaltheiforme was named by Vacek (1886).

It was synonymized subjectively with Eudmetoceras (Euaptetoceras) klimakomphalum by Westermann (1969); it was recombined as Pseudaptetoceras amaltheiforme by Kovács (2009).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1886Harpoceras amaltheiforme Vacek p. 81 figs. Pl 9, figs 1-4
2009Pseudaptetoceras amaltheiforme Kovács p. 58 fig. 42

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderAmmonitidaHaeckel 1866
suborderAmmonitinaHyatt 1889
superfamilyHammatoceratoideaSchindewolf 1964
familyHammatoceratidaeBuckman 1887
subfamilyHammatoceratinaeBuckman 1887
genusPseudaptetocerasGéczy 1966
speciesamaltheiforme(Vacek 1886)

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 height164.0
shell diameter1134.0
shell inflation123.0

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 Aalenian to the top of the Murchisonae or 174.70000 to 170.90000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Murchisonae174.7 - 170.9Hungary Pseudaptetoceras amaltheiforme (108669)
Aalenian - Bajocian174.7 - 168.2Hungary Hammatoceras amaltheiforme (64311)