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Eubaculites

Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Baculitidae

Taxonomy

Eubaculites was named by Spath (1926) [Sepkoski's age data: K Maes-l K Maes-u Sepkoski's reference number: 971]. Its type is Baculites ootacodensis.

It was assigned to Eubaculitinae by Brunnschweiler (1966), Riccardi (1974), Casadío and Leanza (1991); to Baculitidae by Matsumoto (1959), Kennedy and Summesberger (1986), Henderson et al. (1992), Ward and Kennedy (1993), Klinger and Kennedy (1993), Kennedy and Cobban (1996), Kennedy et al. (1997); and to Ammonoidea by Sepkoski (2002).

Species

E. argentinicus, E. carinatus (syn. Baculites spillmani, E. multicostatus, Baculites lyelli, Baculites tippaensis, E. kossmati), E. compressum, E. labyrinthicus, E. latecarinatus (syn. Giralites quadrisulcatus), E. ootacodensis, E. simplex (syn. Cardabites tabulatus, Eubaculiceras compressum, Eubaculiceras fastigiatum, Cardabites scimitar), E. vagina

Synonyms

Giralites was named by Brunnschweiler (1966). Its type is Giralites latecarinatus.

It was synonymized subjectively with Eubaculites by Henderson et al. (1992), Klinger and Kennedy (1993).

It was assigned to Eubaculitinae by Brunnschweiler (1966); and to Baculitidae by Kennedy et al. (1997).
Cardabites was named by Brunnschweiler (1966).

It was synonymized subjectively with Eubaculites by Henderson et al. (1992).

It was assigned to Eubaculitinae by Brunnschweiler (1966).
Eubaculiceras was named by Brunnschweiler (1966).

It was synonymized subjectively with Eubaculites by Henderson et al. (1992).

It was assigned to Eubaculitinae by Brunnschweiler (1966).

Synonymy list

Year	Name and author
1926	Eubaculites Spath
1959	Eubaculites Matsumoto p. 100
1966	Eubaculites Brunnschweiler p. 27
1966	Giralites Brunnschweiler p. 33
1966	Eubaculiceras Brunnschweiler p. 36
1966	Cardabites Brunnschweiler p. 37
1974	Eubaculites Riccardi
1986	Eubaculites Kennedy and Summesberger p. 196
1991	Eubaculites Casadío and Leanza p. 30
1992	Eubaculites Henderson et al. p. 148
1993	Eubaculites Klinger and Kennedy p. 187
1993	Eubaculites Ward and Kennedy p. 53
1996	Eubaculites Kennedy and Cobban p. 802
1997	Eubaculites Kennedy et al. p. 20
1997	Giralites Kennedy et al. p. 20
2002	Eubaculites Sepkoski

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Rank	Name	Author
kingdom	Animalia	()
—	Bilateria
—	Eubilateria	Ax 1987
—	Protostomia
—	Spiralia
superphylum	Lophotrochozoa
phylum	Mollusca

Rank	Name	Author
class	Cephalopoda	Cuvier 1797
subclass	Ammonoidea	()
order	Ammonitida	Haeckel 1866
suborder	Ancyloceratina	Wiedmann 1966
superfamily	Turrilitoidea	(Gill 1871)
family	Baculitidae	Gill 1871
genus	Eubaculites	Spath 1926

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. †Eubaculites Spath 1926

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†Baculites vagina cazadorianus Paulcke 1907

†Eubaculites argentinicus Weaver 1927

†Eubaculites carinatus Morton 1834

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Invalid names: Baculites lyelli d'Orbigny 1847 [synonym], Baculites spillmani Conrad 1858 [synonym], Baculites tippaensis Conrad 1858 [synonym], Eubaculites kossmati Brunnschweiler 1966 [synonym], Eubaculites multicostatus Brunnschweiler 1966 [synonym]

†Eubaculites compressum Brunnschweiler 1966

†Eubaculites labyrinthicus Morton 1834

†Eubaculites latecarinatus Brunnschweiler 1966

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Invalid names: Giralites quadrisulcatus Brunnschweiler 1966 [synonym]

†Eubaculites ootacodensis Stoliczka 1866

†Eubaculites simplex Kossmat 1895

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Invalid names: Cardabites scimitar Brunnschweiler 1966 [synonym], Cardabites tabulatus Brunnschweiler 1966 [synonym], Eubaculiceras compressum Brunnschweiler 1966 [synonym], Eubaculiceras fastigiatum Brunnschweiler 1966 [synonym]

†Eubaculites vagina Forbes 1846

Invalid names: Cardabites Brunnschweiler 1966 [synonym], Eubaculiceras Brunnschweiler 1966 [synonym], Giralites Brunnschweiler 1966 [synonym]

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 2003, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Santonian to the top of the Early/Lower Maastrichtian or 85.70000 to 66.00000 Ma

Collections (119 total)

Time interval	Ma	Country or state	Original ID and collection number
Coniacian - Santonian	89.8 - 83.6	Chile	Baculites vagina (83692 83693)
Santonian	85.7 - 83.6	Antarctica	Baculites cazadorianus (83336 83338 83350)
Late/Upper Campanian - Maastrichtian	83.6 - 66.0	Argentina (Rio Negro)	E. ootacodensis (240155)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian	72.2 - 66.0	USA (Mississippi)	Baculites carinatus, Baculites tippaensis (239484)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian	72.2 - 66.0	USA (Alabama)	Baculites carinatus (4247 4283)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian	72.2 - 66.0	Australia (Western Australia)	Giralites latecarinatus (190314) Giralites quadrisulcatus (190316)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian	72.2 - 66.0	USA (New Jersey)	E. labyrinthicus (83067)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian	72.2 - 66.0	Austria	E. lyelli (83619)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian	72.2 - 66.0	South Africa	E. latecarinatus, E. carinatus (166277)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian	72.2 - 66.0	USA (Missouri)	Baculites carinatus (4382) E. latecarinatus, E. carinatus (205794)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian	72.2 - 66.0	Australia (Western Australia)	E. kossmati, E. multicostatus, E. ootacodensis, E. vagina (190312) Giralites simplex, Eubaculiceras compressum, Eubaculiceras fastigiatum, Cardabites tabulatus, Cardabites scimitar (190315)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian	72.2 - 66.0	USA (Alabama)	Baculites carinatus (4183 4194 4195 4197 4198 4199 4200 4201 4202 4216 4219 4220 4229 4230 4231 83225 83238) Baculites carinatus, Baculites tippaensis (4189 4192 4193 4203 4205) Baculites tippaensis (4184 4187 4206) E. latecarinatus, E. labyrinthicus, E. carinatus (205799 205803)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian	72.2 - 66.0	Netherlands	E. lyelli (82496)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian	72.2 - 66.0	USA (Texas)	Baculites carinatus (4423) E. carinatus (211605)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian	72.2 - 66.0	USA (Mississippi)	Baculites carinatus (4125 4127 4132 4134 4136 4137 4141 4142 4143 4146 4148 4160 4161 7604) Baculites carinatus, Baculites tippaensis (239483) E. carinatus (212621) E. latecarinatus, E. carinatus (205793 205796 205798) E. latecarinatus, E. labyrinthicus, E. carinatus (205797)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian	72.2 - 66.0	India	Baculites vagina (41428)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian	72.2 - 66.0	Chile	E. carinatus (165489 165491 165492 165497 165498 165499 165500 165501 165509 165510)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian	72.2 - 66.0	USA (New Jersey)	E. carinatus (178552)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian	72.2 - 66.0	USA (Maryland)	Baculites carinatus (4375) E. latecarinatus (82400)
Maastrichtian	72.2 - 66.0	Argentina (Mendoza)	E. argentinicus (236020)
Maastrichtian	72.2 - 66.0	South Africa	E. latecarinatus (82508) E. latecarinatus, E. labyrinthicus, E. vagina, E. carinatus, E. simplex, E. ootacodensis, E. compressum (66072)
Maastrichtian	72.2 - 66.0	Afghanistan (Chubut)	E. sp. (240154)
Maastrichtian	72.2 - 66.0	Argentina (Chubut)	E. argentinicus (231702 231704 231706) E. lyelli (240136) E. sp. (240140 240141) E. sp., E. lyelli (240133 240139) E. sp., E. lyelli, E. ootacodensis (240137 240138)
Maastrichtian	72.2 - 66.0	Argentina (Neuquén)	E. sp., E. argentinus (66649)
Maastrichtian	72.2 - 66.0	USA (California)	E. ootacodensis (225934)
Maastrichtian	72.2 - 66.0	Mexico (Baja California)	Baculites vagina (158099)
Maastrichtian	72.2 - 66.0	Argentina (Rio Negro)	E. argentinicus (240159)
Maastrichtian	72.2 - 66.0	USA (New Jersey)	Baculites carinatus (4380)
Maastrichtian	72.2 - 66.0	USA (Texas)	E. sp. (211604)
Maastrichtian	72.2 - 66.0	Australia (Western Australia)	E. carinatus (83845 83851 83853 83854 83855 83856 83861 83862 83864) E. carinatus, E. simplex (83852 83860) E. latecarinatus, E. carinatus, E. simplex (83850 83857 83863) E. vagina (82388) E. vagina, E. simplex, E. ootacodensis (82389)
Maastrichtian	72.2 - 66.0	Argentina (La Pampa)	E. argentinus (106093)