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Ectolcites

Cephalopoda - Ceratitida - Distichitidae

Taxonomy
Ectolcites was named by Mojsisovics (1893) [Sepkoski's age data: Tr Nori-m Sepkoski's reference number: 302].

It was assigned to Distichitidae by Diener (1920), Spath (1951), Tatzreiter (1981), Tozer (1981), Tozer (1994); and to Ceratitida by Sepkoski (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1893Ectolcites Mojsisovics
1920Ectolcites Diener
1951Ectolcites Spath p. 83
1981Ectolcites Tatzreiter
1981Ectolcites Tozer p. 97
1994Ectolcites Tozer p. 199
2002Ectolcites Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderCeratitidaHyatt 1884
superfamilyTrachyceratoidea(Haug 1894)
familyDistichitidaeDiener 1920
genusEctolcitesMojsisovics 1893

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.

G. †Ectolcites Mojsisovics 1893
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†Ectolcites hochstetteri Mojsisovics 1893
†Ectolcites hollandi Diener 1906
†Ectolcites pseudoaries von Hauer 1850
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Invalid names: Ectolcites arietiformis Diener 1906 [synonym], Ectolcites duncani Diener 1906 [synonym]
†Ectolcites sidoniae Diener 1920
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
shell height211.48.5015.411.94.88
shell diameter234.625.048.036.516.3
shell inflation215.411.021.616.37.50

Composition: aragoniteo
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: nektonico
Diet: carnivoreo
Vision: well-developedc
Created: 2005-01-28 02:33:06
Modified: 2005-10-06 16:36:47
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Kiessling 2003

Age range: Alaunian or 215.38000 to 211.18000 Ma

Collections (9 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Carnian - Norian237.0 - 205.7Austria E. sidoniae (222675)
Norian227.3 - 205.7Canada (British Columbia) E. sp. (200141)
Alaunian215.38 - 211.18Canada (British Columbia) E. childerhosei (141661 141733)
Alaunian215.38 - 211.18Indonesia E. hollandi (220204 220205) E. pseudoaries, E. hochstetteri (151065) E. pseudoaries, E. hollandi (151063 151064)