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Eleniceras nikolovi

Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Neocomitidae

Taxonomy
Eleniceras nikolovi was named by Breskovski (1967) [DISTRIBUTION: Hauterivian; Europe.]. It is not a trace fossil.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
E. spiniger, E. spinigerum

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1967Eleniceras nikolovi Breskovski
1996Eleniceras nikolovi Reboulet p. 103
2002Eleniceras nikolovi Vasicek p. 192 figs. Pl 1, fig 9

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderAmmonitidaHaeckel 1866
suborderAmmonitinaHyatt 1889
superfamilyPerisphinctoidea(Steinman 1890)
familyNeocomitidaeSalfeld 1921
subfamilyNeocomitinaeSalfeld 1921
genusElenicerasBreskovski 1967
speciesnikoloviBreskovski 1967

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.

†Eleniceras nikolovi Breskovski 1967
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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: base of the Late/Upper Valanginian to the top of the Early/Lower Hauterivian or 137.05000 to 125.77000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Valanginian137.05 - 132.6France Eleniceras nikolovi (202568)
Early/Lower Hauterivian132.6 - 125.77Slovakia Eleniceras nikolovi (69122)
Early/Lower Hauterivian132.6 - 125.77France Eleniceras nikolovi (202580 202855)