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Olcostephanus (Jeannoticeras) agrioensis

Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Olcostephanidae

Taxonomy
Olcostephanus (Jeannoticeras) agrioensis was named by Aguirre-Urreta and Rawson (2001). Its type specimen is CPBA 19247, a shell, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Agrio del Medio, Agrio Formation, O. (O.) laticosta subzone, Neuquén Basin, which is in a Hauterivian transition zone/lower shoreface shale/siltstone in the Agrio Formation of Argentina.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2001Olcostephanus (Jeannoticeras) agrioensis Aguirre-Urreta and Rawson p. 775 figs. 4a-h, 5d,e

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassAmmonoidea()
RankNameAuthor
orderAmmonitida
suborderOlcostephaninaHaug 1910
superfamilyOlcostephanoidea(Haug 1910)
familyOlcostephanidaeHaug 1910
subfamilyOlcostephaninaeHaug 1910
genusOlcostephanusNeumayr 1875
subgenusJeannoticerasThieuloy 1965
speciesagrioensis

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.

Olcostephanus (Jeannoticeras) agrioensis Aguirre-Urreta and Rawson 2001
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
shell height414.011.123.212.35.68
shell diameter435.327.356.032.013.1
shell inflation410.68.4017.09.354.05

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: Early/Lower Hauterivian or 136.40000 to 130.00000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Hauterivian136.4 - 130.0Argentina Olcostephanus agrioensis (61701 61703 61705 type locality: 61713)