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Aulacosphinctoides

Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Perisphinctidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1969Aulacosphinctoides Helmstaedt p. 73
1973Aulacosphinctoides Verma and Westermann p. 178
1989Aulacosphinctoides Myczynski p. 96
2002Aulacosphinctoides Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderAmmonitida
suborderAmmonitinaHyatt 1889
superfamilyPerisphinctoidea(Steinman 1890)
familyPerisphinctidaeSteinmann 1890
subfamilyVirgatosphinctinaeSpath 1923
genusAulacosphinctoides

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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Aulacosphinctoides lauri Aguilera 1895
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Invalid names: Perisphinctes aguilari Burckhardt 1906 [synonym], Perisphinctes felixi Aguliera 1895 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
shell height322.919.030.021.05.86
shell diameter374.158.096.073.019.1
shell inflation330.825.039.030.07.09

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 Late/Upper Kimmeridgian to the top of the Puaroan or 155.70000 to 145.00000 Ma

Collections (24 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Kimmeridgian157.3 - 152.1Madagascar A. kachhensis, A. antsalovensis (98167)
Kimmeridgian157.3 - 152.1Madagascar (Melaky) A. kachhensis (234269)
Early/Lower Kimmeridgian - Late/Upper Kimmeridgian155.7 - 150.8Madagascar A. latedorsatus (234322)
Late/Upper Kimmeridgian155.7 - 150.8Madagascar (Melaky) A. antsalovensis (234324)
Tithonian152.1 - 145.0Antarctica (Alexander Island) A. sp. (2074)
Tithonian152.1 - 145.0Cuba A. sp. (57191 57197 57199 57728)
Tithonian152.1 - 145.0China A. infundibulus (64865)
Early/Lower Tithonian150.8 - 145.0Mexico A. lauri (197759 197760 197974 197975 197976)
Early/Lower Tithonian150.8 - 145.0India A. linoptychus, A. sparsicosta (65881) A. uhligi (65880) A. uhligi, A. linoptychus, A. sp. (65889)
Early/Lower Tithonian150.8 - 145.0Cuba A. infundibulum (57718)
Late/Upper Tithonian150.8 - 145.0Nepal A. subtorquatus, A. radialecostatus, A. tibetanus, A. perrinsmithi (142312)
Middle Tithonian150.8 - 145.0New Zealand A. sisyphi (63755)
Late/Upper Tithonian - Berriasian150.8 - 139.8Argentina (Neuquén) A. sp. (135627)
Puaroan150.0 - 145.0New Zealand A. brownei (63873) A. sp. (63756)