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Eotissotia simplex

Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Pseudotissotiidae

Taxonomy
Eotissotia simplex was named by Barber (1957) [DISTRIBUTION: Turonian; western Africa, Middle East.]. It is a 3D body fossil. It is the type species of Eotissotia.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1957Eotissotia simplex Barber p. 55 figs. Pl 1, fig 3; pl 3, fig 3; pl 25, figs 11-15
1991Eotissotia simplex Kennedy and Simmons p. 143

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderAmmonitida
suborderAmmonitinaHyatt 1889
superfamilyAcanthoceratoidea(de Grossouvre 1894)
familyPseudotissotiidae(Hyatt 1903)
genusEotissotia
speciessimplex

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.

†Eotissotia simplex Barber 1957
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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 Turonian or 93.50000 to 89.30000 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Turonian93.5 - 89.3Oman Eotissotia simplex (82360)
Early/Lower Turonian93.5 - 89.3Nigeria Eotissotia simplex (83021 210103 210104 210105)