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Erymnocerites

Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Pachyceratidae

Taxonomy
Erymnocerites was named by Jeannet (1951) [Sepkoski's age data: J Call-m]. Its type is Erymnocerites argoviensis.

It was assigned to Pachyceratidae by Arkell et al. (1957); and to Ammonoidea by Sepkoski (2002).

Species
E. argoviensis (type species), E. greppini, E. leuthardti

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1951Erymnocerites Jeannet p. 121
1957Erymnocerites Arkell et al. p. 296
2002Erymnocerites Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderAmmonitidaHaeckel 1866
suborderAmmonitinaHyatt 1889
superfamilyPerisphinctoidea(Steinman 1890)
familyPachyceratidaeBuckman 1918
genusErymnocerites

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. †Erymnocerites Jeannet 1951
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†Erymnocerites argoviensis Jeannet 1951
†Erymnocerites greppini Jeannet 1951
†Erymnocerites leuthardti Jeannet 1951
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
shell height1143.411.072.049.019.7
shell diameter11109.131.0177.0139.051.8
shell inflation1131.710.055.035.016.4

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 2004, Kiessling 2003

Age range: base of the Middle Callovian to the top of the Late/Upper Callovian or 165.30000 to 161.50000 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Middle Callovian165.3 - 161.5Switzerland E. argoviensis (171592) E. leuthardti (171735 171761)
Middle Callovian - Late/Upper Callovian165.3 - 161.5Switzerland E. argoviensis, E. greppini (171585) E. leuthardti, E. argoviensis, E. greppini (171568) E. leuthardti, E. greppini (171624)