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Peltoceratoides ballenaensis

Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Aspidoceratidae

Taxonomy
Rursiceras ballenaensis was named by Hillebrandt (1995).

It was recombined as Peltoceratoides ballenaensis by Parent (2006).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
P. aegoceroides, P. bidens, P. choffati, P. intercissus, P. semirugosa, P. semirugosus

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1995Rursiceras ballenaensis Hillebrandt
2006Peltoceratoides ballenaensis Parent p. 28 fig. 27F

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderAmmonitidaHaeckel 1866
suborderAmmonitinaHyatt 1889
superfamilyAspidoceratoideaZittel 1895
familyAspidoceratidaeZittel 1895
subfamilyPeltoceratinaeSpath 1924
genusPeltoceratoides
speciesballenaensis(Hillebrandt 1995)

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.

†Peltoceratoides ballenaensis Hillebrandt 1995
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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: Early/Lower Oxfordian or 161.50000 to 154.80000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Oxfordian161.5 - 154.8Chile Peltoceratoides ballenaensis (136699)