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Unipeltoceras

Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Aspidoceratidae

Taxonomy
Unipeltoceras was named by Jeannet (1951) [Sepkoski's age data: J Call-u]. Its type is Ammonites unispinosus.

It was assigned to Peltoceratinae by Jeannet (1951); and to Ammonoidea by Sepkoski (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1951Unipeltoceras Jeannet p. 164
2002Unipeltoceras Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderAmmonitida
suborderAmmonitinaHyatt 1889
superfamilyAspidoceratoideaZittel 1895
familyAspidoceratidaeZittel 1895
subfamilyPeltoceratinaeSpath 1924
genusUnipeltoceras

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.

G. †Unipeltoceras Jeannet 1951
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Unipeltoceras katharinae Jeannet 1951
Unipeltoceras unispinosum Quenstedt 1847
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmean
shell height118.0
shell diameter167.0
shell inflation132.5

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 Callovian or 164.70000 to 161.20000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Callovian164.7 - 161.2Switzerland U. katharinae (171597)