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Tetragonites epigonus

Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Tetragonitidae

Taxonomy
Lytoceras (Tetragonites) epigonus was named by Kossmat (1895) [DISTRIBUTION: Turonian-Campanian; Cosmopolitan.].

It was recombined as Tetragonites epigonus by Marshall (1926), Kennedy (1995), Kennedy et al. (2007).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
T. obscuratus, T. obscurum

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1895Lytoceras (Tetragonites) epigonus Kossmat p. 135 figs. pl. 17, figs. 4, 5, 10
1926Tetragonites epigonus Marshall p. 149 figs. Pl 21, fig 10; pl 29, figs 6,7
1995Tetragonites epigonus Kennedy p. 388 figs. Pl 1, figs 6-8,11-13; pl 2, figs 5,6; pl 3, figs 13,14; text-fig 9
2007Tetragonites epigonus Kennedy et al. p. 513

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderAmmonitidaHaeckel 1866
suborderAmmonitinaHyatt 1889
superfamilyTetragonitoidea(Hyatt 1900)
familyTetragonitidaeHyatt 1900
genusTetragonites(Kossmat 1895)
speciesepigonus(Kossmat 1895)

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.

†Tetragonites epigonus Kossmat 1895
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmean
height125.3
diameter153.0
inflation115.4

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: base of the Turonian to the top of the Late/Upper Campanian or 93.90000 to 72.20000 Ma

Collections (9 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Turonian93.9 - 89.8Russian Federation Tetragonites epigonus (84214)
Turonian93.9 - 89.8Japan Tetragonites epigonus (69174)
Early/Lower Santonian85.7 - 83.6France Tetragonites epigonus (179629)
Late/Upper Santonian85.7 - 83.6France Tetragonites epigonus (179115 179659)
Middle Santonian85.7 - 83.6France Tetragonites epigonus (179118)
Santonian85.7 - 83.6Antarctica Tetragonites epigonus (83334)
Early/Lower Campanian83.6 - 72.2Spain Tetragonites epigonus (66993)
Late/Upper Campanian83.6 - 72.2Spain Tetragonites epigonus (67002)