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Epaspidoceras

Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Aspidoceratidae

Taxonomy
Epaspidoceras is a genus. It is not extant.

It was assigned to Aspidoceratinae by Arkell et al. (1957); and to Ammonoidea by Sepkoski (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1957Epaspidoceras Arkell et al. p. L338
2002Epaspidoceras Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderAmmonitida
suborderAmmonitinaHyatt 1889
superfamilyAspidoceratoideaZittel 1895
familyAspidoceratidaeZittel 1895
subfamilyAspidoceratinaeZittel 1895
genusEpaspidoceras

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 Kimmeridgian or 155.70000 to 150.80000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Kimmeridgian155.7 - 150.8Romania E. rupellensis (198343 198349 198351)