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Olcostephanus (Olcostephanus) fascigerus

Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Olcostephanidae

Taxonomy
Olcostephanus fascigerus was named by Spath (1939).

It was recombined as Olcostephanus (Olcostephanus) fascigerus by Pandey and Pathak (2017).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1939Olcostephanus fascigerus Spath p. 18 figs. Pl 4, figs 1-34
2017Olcostephanus (Olcostephanus) fascigerus Pandey and Pathak p. 248 fig. 3E,F

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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
subgenusOlcostephanusNeumayr 1875
speciesfascigerus(Spath 1939)

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.

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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: Early/Lower Valanginian or 140.20000 to 136.40000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Valanginian140.2 - 136.4India Olcostephanus fascigerus (182659)