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Spinikosmoceras aculeatum

Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Kosmoceratidae

Taxonomy
Cosmoceras aculeatum was named by Eichwald (1893).

It was recombined as Spinikosmoceras aculeatum by Jeannet (1951).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1893Cosmoceras aculeatum Eichwald
1951Spinikosmoceras aculeatum Jeannet p. 158 figs. Pl 26, figs 10,11; text-fig 384

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderAmmonitidaHaeckel 1866
suborderAmmonitinaHyatt 1889
superfamilyPerisphinctoidea(Steinman 1890)
familyKosmoceratidaeHaug 1887
genusSpinikosmoceras
speciesaculeatum(Eichwald 1893)

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.

Spinikosmoceras aculeatum Eichwald 1893
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
shell height223.720.028.024.05.66
shell diameter258.048.070.059.015.6
shell inflation216.915.019.017.02.83

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 2003, Kiessling 2004

Age range: Early/Lower Callovian or 165.30000 to 161.50000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Callovian165.3 - 161.5Switzerland Spinikosmoceras aculeatum (171753)
Late/Upper Callovian165.3 - 161.5Switzerland Spinikosmoceras aculeatum (171921)
Middle Callovian165.3 - 161.5Switzerland Spinikosmoceras aculeatum (171733 171756)