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Hammatoceras semilunatum

Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Hammatoceratidae

Taxonomy
Ammonites semilunatus was named by Quenstedt (1885) [Ammonites insignis semilunatus]. It is not extant.

It was recombined as Hammatoceras semilunatum by Kovács (2009).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1885Ammonites semilunatus Quenstedt
2009Hammatoceras semilunatum Kovács p. 36 fig. 23

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderAmmonitida
suborderAmmonitinaHyatt 1889
superfamilyHammatoceratoideaSchindewolf 1964
familyHammatoceratidaeBuckman 1887
genusHammatoceras
speciessemilunatum(Quenstedt 1885)

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.

Hammatoceras semilunatum Quenstedt 1885
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmean
shell height136.0
shell diameter1120.0
shell inflation144.0

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 Toarcian or 180.10000 to 175.60000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Toarcian180.1 - 175.6Spain (Murcia) Hammatoceras semilunatum (201641)
Late/Upper Toarcian180.1 - 175.6Hungary Hammatoceras semilunatum (108576)