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Hyphoplites falcatus

Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Hoplitidae

Taxonomy
Ammonites falcatus was named by Mantell (1822). It is not a trace fossil.

It was recombined as Hyphoplites falcatus by Spath (1922), Kennedy (1994) and Szives (2007).

Subspecies
H. aurora

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1822Ammonites falcatus Mantell p. 117 figs. pl. 21, figs. 6, 12
1922Hyphoplites falcatus Spath p. 110
1994Hyphoplites falcatus Kennedy p. 220
2007Hyphoplites falcatus Szives p. 100 figs. Pl 26, figs 19-21,24,32

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderAmmonitida
suborderAmmonitinaHyatt 1889
superfamilyHoplitoidea(Douvillé 1890)
familyHoplitidaeDouvillé 1890
subfamilyHoplitinaeDouvillé 1890
genusHyphoplites
speciesfalcatus(Mantell 1822)

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.

†Hyphoplites falcatus Mantell 1822
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†Hyphoplites falcatus aurora Wright and Wright 1949
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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 2004, Kiessling 2003

Age range: Early/Lower Cenomanian or 99.60000 to 93.50000 Ma

Collections (11 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Cenomanian - Late/Upper Albian99.6 - 99.6Spain Hyphoplites falcatus (3832)
Early/Lower Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5France (Normandy) Hyphoplites falcatus (4028 4030 4033 59658)
Early/Lower Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5France Hyphoplites falcatus (230874 230875)
Early/Lower Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5Turkmenistan Hyphoplites falcatus (186686)
Early/Lower Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5United Kingdom (England) Hyphoplites falcatus (82793 82798 230775)