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Euisculites

Cephalopoda - Ammonoida - Tropitidae

Taxonomy
Euisculites was named by Spath (1951) [Sepkoski's age data: Tr Carn-u Tr Nori-l Sepkoski's reference number: 302]. Its type is Isculites bittneri.

It was assigned to Episculitinae by Spath (1951); to Haloritidae by Okuneva et al. (1977); to Tropitidae by Tozer (1981), Tozer (1994); and to Ceratitida by Sepkoski (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1951Euisculites Spath p. 114
1977Euisculites Okuneva et al.
1981Euisculites Tozer p. 98
1994Euisculites Tozer p. 225
2002Euisculites Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassColeoideaBather 1888
orderAmmonoida(Haeckel 1866)
orderCeratitidaHyatt 1884
superfamilyTropitaceae(Mojsisovics 1875)
familyTropitidaeMojsisovics 1875
genusEuisculites

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. †Euisculites Spath 1951
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Euisculites bittneri Gemmellaro 1904
Euisculites krystyni Tozer 1994
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
shell height211.4--11.4-
shell diameter222.516.930.023.49.26
shell inflation27.80--7.80-

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: base of the Tuvalian to the top of the Rhaetian or 232.00000 to 201.30000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Tuvalian232.0 - 221.5Nepal E. sp. (92126)
Tuvalian232.0 - 221.5Canada (British Columbia) E. krystyni (49803)
Rhaetian208.5 - 201.3Russian Federation E. sp. (214915)