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Epiceltites

Cephalopoda - Ceratitida - Paranannitidae

Taxonomy
Epiceltites was named by Arthaber (1911) [Sepkoski's age data: Tr Olen-u Sepkoski's reference number: 302]. It is not extant.

It was assigned to Columbitidae by Tozer (1981); to Ceratitida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Paranannitidae by Spath (1934), Kummel (1969), Tongtherm et al. (2016).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1911Epiceltites Arthaber
1934Epiceltites Spath
1969Epiceltites Kummel
1981Epiceltites Tozer p. 92
2002Epiceltites Sepkoski
2016Epiceltites Tongtherm et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderCeratitidaHyatt 1884
suborderCeratitinaHyatt 1884
familyParanannitidaeSpath 1930
genusEpiceltitesArthaber 1911

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. †Epiceltites Arthaber 1911
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Epiceltites gentii Arthaber 1911
Epiceltites subgracilis Astakhova 1960
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmean
shell diameter129.7

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: Spathian or 248.10000 to 246.70000 Ma

Collections (13 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Olenekian249.9 - 246.7Greece E. gentii (72319 73174)
Olenekian249.9 - 246.7Svalbard and Jan Mayen (Barentsøya) E. gentii (212890)
Olenekian - Anisian249.9 - 241.464Thailand E. genfii (211353)
Spathian248.1 - 246.7Kazakhstan E. subgracilis (213181)
Spathian248.1 - 246.7Greece E. gentii (112607 112608 112609)
Spathian248.1 - 246.7Albania E. gentii (97000)
Spathian248.1 - 246.7Japan E. gentii (186961 236960 236969) Yvesgalleticeras sp., Columbites parisianus (173664)