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Acrioceras meriani

Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Ancyloceratidae

Taxonomy
Ancyloceras meriani was named by Ooster (1860).

It was recombined as Acrioceras meriani by Cecca et al. (1998).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1860Ancyloceras meriani Ooster
1998Acrioceras meriani Cecca et al. p. 96 figs. Pl 3, fig 24

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderAmmonitida
suborderAncyloceratinaWiedmann 1966
superfamilyAncyloceratoidea(Gill 1871)
familyAncyloceratidaeGill 1871
subfamilyAncyloceratinaeGill 1871
genusAcrioceras
speciesmeriani(Ooster 1860)

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.

Acrioceras meriani Ooster 1860
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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 2004, Kiessling 2003

Age range: Late/Upper Hauterivian or 136.40000 to 130.00000 Ma

Collections (8 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Hauterivian136.4 - 130.0Spain Acrioceras meriani (61526 61527 61529 61535 61536 61538 61539)
Late/Upper Hauterivian136.4 - 130.0Italy Acrioceras meriani (168442)