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Engonoceras elegans

Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Engonoceratidae

Taxonomy
Engonoceras elegans was named by Kennedy et al. (1998) [DISTRIBUTION: Lower Albian; Texas (USA).]. Its type specimen is USNM 486462, a shell, and it is not a trace fossil.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1998Engonoceras elegans Kennedy et al. p. 5 figs. figs. 2-4

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderAmmonitidaHaeckel 1866
suborderAmmonitinaHyatt 1889
superfamilyHoplitoidea(Douvillé 1890)
familyEngonoceratidae
genusEngonoceras
specieselegans

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.

Engonoceras elegans Kennedy et al. 1998
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmean
height125.8
diameter149.5
inflation16.50

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 Albian or 113.20000 to 110.10000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Albian113.2 - 110.1USA (Texas) Engonoceras elegans (82421)