Basic info Taxonomic history Classification Included Taxa
Morphology Ecology and taphonomy External Literature Search Age range and collections

Glottoceras ovale

Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Knemiceratidae

Taxonomy
Knemiceras ovale was named by Benavides-Caceres (1956). Its type specimen is AMNH 27854, a partial shell, and it is a mold.

It was recombined as Glottoceras ovale by Robert (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1956Knemiceras ovale Benavides-Caceres p. 452 figs. pl. 52, figs. 1-4
2002Glottoceras ovale Robert

Is something missing? Join the Paleobiology Database and enter the data

RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderAmmonitida
suborderAmmonitinaHyatt 1889
superfamilyEngonoceratoideaHyatt 1903
familyKnemiceratidaeHyatt 1903
genusGlottocerasHyatt 1875
speciesovale()

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.

Glottoceras ovale Benavides-Caceres 1956
show all | hide all
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 Early/Lower Albian to the top of the Middle Albian or 112.03000 to 105.30000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Albian112.03 - 109.0Peru (Cajamarca) Knemiceras ovale (88167)
Middle Albian109.0 - 105.3Peru Knemiceras ovale (88197)