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Eulytoceras anisoptychum

Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Lytoceratidae

Taxonomy
Lytoceras anisoptychum was named by Uhlig (1883) [DISTRIBUTION: Aptian; Europe.]. It is not a trace fossil.

It was recombined as Eulytoceras anisoptychum by Cecca et al. (1998) and Landra et al. (2000).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1883Lytoceras anisoptychum Uhlig p. 190 figs. pl. 4, fig. 7
1998Eulytoceras anisoptychum Cecca et al. p. 68 figs. Pl 1, figs 17,18
2000Eulytoceras anisoptychum Landra et al. p. 35

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderAmmonitida
suborderAmmonitinaHyatt 1889
superfamilyLytoceratoidea(Neumayr 1875)
familyLytoceratidaeNeumayr 1875
subfamilyLytoceratinaeNeumayr 1875
genusEulytocerasSuess 1865
speciesanisoptychum(Uhlig 1883)

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
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
shell height211.010.012.011.01.41
shell diameter233.532.035.033.52.12
shell inflation215.015.015.015.0-

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: Late/Upper Hauterivian or 136.40000 to 121.40000 Ma

Collections (12 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Hauterivian136.4 - 130.0Italy Eulytoceras anisoptychum (168437 168439)
Barremian129.4 - 125.0Spain (Jaen) Eulytoceras anisoptychum (2273 2275 2276)
Barremian129.4 - 125.0Spain (Murcia) Eulytoceras anisoptychum (2304 2325 2335 2349 2362 2364)
Early/Lower Aptian121.4 - 122.46Italy Eulytoceras anisoptychum (82835)