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Spiroceras orbignyi

Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Spiroceratidae

Taxonomy
Toxoceras orbignyi was named by Baugier and Sauze (1843). Its type specimen is MNHN.F.R00724 and is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Spiroceras orbignyi by Majidifard (2015).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1843Toxoceras orbignyi Baugier and Sauze p. 6 figs. Pl 1, figs 1-4
1843Toxoceras aequalicostatus Baugier and Sauze p. 132 figs. Pl. 2 fig. 4-7
1850Ancyloceras obliquus d'Orbigny p. 583
1850Toxoceras baugieri d'Orbigny p. 596 figs. Pl. 233, Figs 1-4
2015Spiroceras orbignyi Majidifard p. 27 fig. 3.5

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderAmmonitida
suborderAmmonitinaHyatt 1889
superfamilySpiroceratoidea(Hyatt 1900)
familySpiroceratidae
genusSpiroceras
speciesorbignyi()

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.

Spiroceras orbignyi Baugier and Sauze 1843
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Invalid names: Ancyloceras obliquus d'Orbigny 1850 [synonym], Toxoceras aequalicostatus Baugier and Sauze 1843 [synonym], Toxoceras baugieri d'Orbigny 1850 [synonym]
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: Bajocian or 170.30000 to 168.30000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Garantiana171.6 - 167.7Iran Spiroceras orbignyi (175752)
Bajocian170.3 - 168.3USA (Wyoming ) Spiroceras orbignyi (167080)
Bajocian170.3 - 168.3USA (Wyoming) Spiroceras orbignyi (167090)