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Kossmaticeras (Kossmaticeras) inornatum

Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Kossmaticeratidae

Taxonomy
Kossmaticeras inornatum was named by Collignon (1966) [DISTRIBUTION: Santonain; southern Africa.]. It is not a trace fossil.

It was recombined as Kossmaticeras (Kossmaticeras) inornatum by Klinger (1985).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1966Kossmaticeras inornatum Collignon p. 9 figs. ol. 458
1985Kossmaticeras (Kossmaticeras) inornatum Klinger p. 7

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassAmmonoidea()
RankNameAuthor
orderAmmonitida
suborderAmmonitinaHyatt 1889
superfamilyDesmoceratoidea(Zittel 1895)
familyKossmaticeratidaeSpath 1922
subfamilyKossmaticeratinaeSpath 1922
genusKossmaticerasde Grossouvre 1901
subgenusKossmaticerasde Grossouvre 1901
speciesinornatum(Collignon 1966)

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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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 Santonian or 85.80000 to 83.50000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Santonian85.8 - 83.5South Africa Kossmaticeras inornatum (82520)