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Aulacostephanus (Aulacostephanus)

Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Aulacostephanidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1896Aulacostephanus (Aulacostephanus) Sutner and Pompeckj
1984Aulacostephanus (Aulacostephanus) Mesezhnikov p. 121

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderAmmonitida
suborderAmmonitinaHyatt 1889
superfamilyPerisphinctoidea(Steinman 1890)
familyAulacostephanidaeSpath 1924
genusAulacostephanus
subgenusAulacostephanusSutner and Pompeckj 1896

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.

Subg. †Aulacostephanus (Aulacostephanus) Sutner and Pompeckj 1896
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
shell height857.941.3100.850.621.4
shell diameter8128.686.0210.0115.545.5
shell inflation832.616.355.535.714.4

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 Kimmeridgian or 155.70000 to 150.80000 Ma

Collections (7 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Kimmeridgian155.7 - 150.8Russian Federation (Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug) Aulacostephanus circumplicatus (58777) Aulacostephanus pinguis, Aulacostephanus sagittatus (58780) Aulacostephanus yo, Aulacostephanus pinguis (58779 58781 58782)
Late/Upper Kimmeridgian155.7 - 150.8Russian Federation Aulacostephanus yo (58850 58851)