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Veracruciceras

Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Simoceratidae

Taxonomy
Veracruciceras was named by Cantu-Chapa (2006). It is not extant.

It was assigned to Simoceratidae by Cantu-Chapa (2006).

Species
V. ruizi

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2006Veracruciceras Cantu-Chapa

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderAmmonitida
suborderAmmonitinaHyatt 1889
superfamilyPerisphinctoidea(Steinman 1890)
familySimoceratidaeSpath 1924
genusVeracruciceras

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. †Veracruciceras Cantu-Chapa 2006
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†Veracruciceras ruizi Cantu-Chapa 2006
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmean
shell height112.8
shell diameter157.0
shell inflation134.0

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: Late/Upper Tithonian or 150.80000 to 145.00000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Tithonian150.8 - 145.0Mexico V. sp., V. ruizi (142314)