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Holcolytoceras

Cephalopoda - Ammonoida - Lytoceratidae

Taxonomy
Holcolytoceras was named by Spath (1924) [Sepkoski's age data: J Plie-l J Toar-u Sepkoski's reference number: 1066]. It is not extant. Its type is Ammonites nodostrictus.

It was assigned to Ammonoidea by Sepkoski (2002); to Holcolytoceratidae by Venturi et al. (2005); to Lytoceratidae by Wiedmann (1970), Geczy and Meister (2007); and to Ectocentritinae by Hoffmann (2010).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1924Holcolytoceras Spath p. 189
1970Holcolytoceras Wiedmann p. 988
2002Holcolytoceras Sepkoski
2005Holcolytoceras Venturi et al. p. 91
2007Holcolytoceras Geczy and Meister
2010Holcolytoceras Hoffmann p. 14

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
RankNameAuthor
subclassColeoideaBather 1888
orderAmmonoida(Haeckel 1866)
orderAmmonitidaHaeckel 1866
suborderAmmonitinaHyatt 1889
superfamilyLytoceratoidea(Neumayr 1875)
familyLytoceratidaeNeumayr 1875
subfamilyEctocentritinaeSpath 1926
genusHolcolytoceras

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. †Holcolytoceras Spath 1924
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Holcolytoceras nodostrictum Quenstedt 1885
Holcolytoceras raui Wiedmann 1970
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
shell height64.283.605.804.000.985
shell diameter615.611.537.012.410.00
shell inflation66.505.509.006.001.61

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 Raricostatum to the top of the Ibex or 196.50000 to 183.00000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Obtusum - Raricostatum196.5 - 189.6Hungary (Veszprém Megye) H. raui (78285)
Raricostatum - Ibex196.5 - 183.0Hungary H. nodostrictum (78689)
Ibex189.6 - 183.0Germany H. raui, H. nodostrictum (173633 173634)