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Epancyloceras

Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Ancyloceratidae

Taxonomy
Epancyloceras was named by Spath (1930) [Sepkoski's age data: K Apti-u].

It was assigned to Ancyloceratinae by Wright et al. (1996); and to Ammonoidea by Sepkoski (2002).

Species lacking formal opinion data
Entered
by J. Sepkoski on 2003-01-23; modified by P. Novack-Gottshall on 2025-09-12

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1930Epancyloceras Spath p. 454
1996Epancyloceras Wright et al. p. 221
2002Epancyloceras Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderAmmonitidaHaeckel 1866
suborderAncyloceratinaWiedmann 1966
superfamilyAncyloceratoidea(Gill 1871)
familyAncyloceratidaeGill 1871
subfamilyAncyloceratinaeGill 1871
genusEpancylocerasSpath 1930

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. †Epancyloceras Spath 1930
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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: Early/Lower Aptian or 121.40000 to 119.57000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Aptian121.4 - 119.57United Kingdom (England) E. fractum (77923)
Aptian121.4 - 113.2United Kingdom (England) E. hythense (1754)