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Valanginites broggii

Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Olcostephanidae

Taxonomy
Sphaeroceras broggianus was named by Lisson (1937). It is not a trace fossil.

It was recombined as Valanginites broggii by Benavides-Caceres (1956) and Benavides-Cáceres (1956); it was recombined as Valanginites broggianus by Klein (2005).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1937Sphaeroceras broggianus Lisson p. 153 figs. pl. 1, figs. 1, 2
1956Valanginites broggii Benavides-Caceres p. 437
1956Valanginites broggii Benavides-Cáceres p. 437 figs. pl. 40, figs. 10-12
2005Valanginites broggianus Klein p. 109

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderAmmonitida
suborderOlcostephaninaHaug 1910
superfamilyOlcostephanoidea(Haug 1910)
familyOlcostephanidaeHaug 1910
subfamilyOlcostephaninaeHaug 1910
genusValanginites
speciesbroggii(Lisson 1937)

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.

Valanginites broggii Lisson 1937
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmean
shell height113.0
shell diameter124.0
shell inflation13.00

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: Valanginian or 139.80000 to 132.90000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Valanginian139.8 - 132.9Peru (Ancash) Valanginites broggii (56941)