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Micracanthoceras spinulosum

Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Himalayitidae

Taxonomy
Berriasella spinulosa was named by Gerth (1925).

It was recombined as Micracanthoceras spinulosum by Salazar and Stinnesbeck (2016).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1925Berriasella inaequicostata Gerth
1925Berriasella spinulosa Gerth
2016Micracanthoceras spinulosum Salazar and Stinnesbeck p. 169 fig. 17

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderAmmonitidaHaeckel 1866
suborderAmmonitinaHyatt 1889
superfamilyPerisphinctoidea(Steinman 1890)
familyHimalayitidaeSpath 1925
subfamilyHimalayitinaeSpath 1925
genusMicracanthoceras
speciesspinulosum(Gerth 1925)

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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Invalid names: Berriasella inaequicostata Gerth 1925 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
shell height109.526.7015.19.402.83
shell diameter1030.123.137.231.85.18
shell inflation1015.111.417.815.92.34

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: Late/Upper Tithonian or 145.06000 to 143.10000 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Tithonian149.2 - 143.1Argentina (Mendoza) Berriasella spinulosa (137136)
Late/Upper Tithonian145.06 - 143.1Chile Micracanthoceras spinulosum (90557 151662)
Late/Upper Tithonian - Early/Lower Berriasian145.06 - 141.0Chile Micracanthoceras spinulosum (151660 151663)