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Kamptokephalites amboromihantensis

Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Macrocephalitidae

Taxonomy
Kamptokephalites amboromihantensis was named by Collignon (1958). It is not extant. Its type specimen is UBGD.010082. Its type locality is Amboromihanto I, which is in a Callovian marine marl in Madagascar.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1958Kamptokephalites amboromihantensis Collignon pp. Pl XIX fig. 82

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderAmmonitida
suborderAmmonitinaHyatt 1889
superfamilyStephanoceratoidea(Newmayr 1875)
familyMacrocephalitidae
genusKamptokephalites
speciesamboromihantensis

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 2003, Kiessling 2004

Age range: Early/Lower Callovian or 164.70000 to 161.20000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Callovian164.7 - 161.2Madagascar (Boeny) Kamptokephalites amboromihantensis (type locality: 234096)