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Mortoniceras (Mortoniceras) evolutum

Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Brancoceratidae

Taxonomy
Subschloenbachia evoluta was named by Spath (1922) [DISTRIBUTION: Albian.]. It is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Inflaticeras evolutum by Spath (1922); it was recombined as Pervinquieria evoluta by Haas (1942); it was recombined as Mortoniceras (Mortoniceras) evolutum by Reyment (1955).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
M. arietiforme

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1922Inflaticeras evolutum Spath p. 124
1922Subschloenbachia evoluta Spath p. 124
1942Pervinquieria evoluta Haas p. 78 figs. Pl 15, fig 1; text-fig 7c
1942Ophryoceras jugosum van Hoepen
1942Pervinquieria salebrosa van Hoepen
1946Ophryoceras crassinodosum van Hoepen
1955Mortoniceras (Mortoniceras) evolutum Reyment p. 29 figs. Pl 5, fig 2; text-fig 11b

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassAmmonoidea()
RankNameAuthor
orderAmmonitidaHaeckel 1866
suborderAmmonitinaHyatt 1889
superfamilyAcanthoceratoidea(de Grossouvre 1894)
familyBrancoceratidae
subfamilyMortoniceratinaeDouvillé 1912
genusMortonicerasMeek 1876
subgenusMortonicerasMeek 1876
speciesevolutum()

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: Ophryoceras crassinodosum van Hoepen 1946 [synonym], Ophryoceras jugosum van Hoepen 1942 [synonym], Pervinquieria salebrosa van Hoepen 1942 [synonym]
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: Late/Upper Albian or 106.30000 to 100.50000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Albian106.3 - 100.5Angola Pervinquieria evoluta (83840) Schloenbachia lenzi (210888) Subschloenbachia evoluta (210736)