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Psiloceras spelae

Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Psiloceratidae

Taxonomy
Psiloceras spelae was named by Guex et al. (1998) [In Muller Canyon Section C (in Guex et al. 1998) of Section 6 (Guex 1995), 5.3 m below horizon with Choristoceras minutus (which is PBDB 188657) ]. It is considered to be a form taxon. Its type specimen is No N-8-a, a shell, and it is a mold.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1998Psiloceras spelae Guex et al. p. 78 figs. Pl. 1, Fig. 8

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderAmmonitidaHaeckel 1866
suborderAmmonitinaHyatt 1889
superfamilyPsiloceratoidea(Hyatt 1867)
familyPsiloceratidaeHyatt 1867
genusPsiloceras
speciesspelae

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.

Psiloceras spelae Guex et al. 1998
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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 2003, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Rhaetian to the top of the Planorbis or 205.70000 to 199.50000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Rhaetian205.7 - 201.4Austria (Tirol) Psiloceras spelae (208600)
Early/Lower Hettangian201.4 - 199.5Austria (Tirol) Psiloceras spelae (208587 208593)
Planorbis201.4 - 199.5USA (Nevada) Psiloceras spelae (76614)