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Cardioceras (Maltoniceras)

Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Cardioceratidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1957Maltoniceras Arkell et al. p. 306
1994Cardioceras (Maltoniceras) Schlegelmilch p. 28
2002Maltoniceras Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderAmmonitida
suborderAmmonitinaHyatt 1889
superfamilyStephanoceratoidea(Newmayr 1875)
familyCardioceratidaeSiemiradzki 1891
subfamilyCardioceratinaeSiemiradzki 1891
genusCardioceras
subgenusMaltoniceras

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.

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 Middle Oxfordian to the top of the Oxfordian or 161.20000 to 157.30000 Ma

Collections (7 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Oxfordian163.5 - 157.3United Kingdom (Scotland) Cardioceras sp. (163721)
Early/Lower Oxfordian161.2 - 155.7France Cardioceras kokeni (12285 12286)
Middle Oxfordian161.2 - 155.7Russian Federation Cardioceras kokeni (58826)
Middle Oxfordian161.2 - 155.7France Cardioceras maltonense (12291) Cardioceras schellwieni (163585 163587)