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Hypophiceras gracile

Cephalopoda - Ceratitida - Xenodiscidae

Taxonomy
Glyptophiceras gracile was named by Spath (1930).

It was recombined as Hypophiceras gracile by Tozer (1994) and Ware and Bucher (2018).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1930Glyptophiceras modestum Spath
1930Glyptophiceras gracile Spath p. 34 figs. Pl 7, figs 3-6; pl 8, figs 10a,b
1930Glyptophiceras pseudellipticum Spath p. 37 figs. Pl 8, fig 8
1935Glyptophiceras gracile Spath p. 51 figs. Pl 11, fig 9; pl 17, fig 6; pl 18, figs 5,6
1935Glyptophiceras pseudellipticum Spath p. 51
1935Glyptophiceras serpentinum Spath p. 52 figs. Pl 13, fig 1
1935Glyptophiceras nielseni Spath p. 53 figs. Pl 5, figs 2a,b; pl 9, figs 4,5; pl 11, fig 10; pl 17, figs 2a,b; pl 19, figs 1a,b
1970Glyptophiceras gracile Bando p. 343 figs. Pl 37, fig 1
1970Glyptophiceras gracile Bando and Araki p. 167 fig. 2
1977Glyptophiceras gracile Ermakova
1977Glyptophiceras nielseni Ermakova
1994Hypophiceras gracile Tozer p. 49 figs. Pl 1, figs 4a,b; pl 2, figs 2-7,10
2018Hypophiceras gracile Ware and Bucher

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderCeratitidaHyatt 1884
suborderParaceltitinaShevyrev 1968
superfamilyXenodiscoidea(Frech 1902)
familyXenodiscidaeFrech 1902
genusHypophicerasTrümpy 1969
speciesgracile(Spath 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.

Hypophiceras gracile Spath 1930
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Invalid names: Glyptophiceras nielseni Spath 1935 [synonym], Glyptophiceras pseudellipticum Spath 1930 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
shell diameter1437.817.052.840.49.82

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: Griesbachian or 251.90200 to 250.50000 Ma

Collections (35 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Griesbachian251.902 - 250.5Canada (Nunavut) Hypophiceras gracile (47941 47946)
Griesbachian251.902 - 250.5Pakistan (Punjab) Hypophiceras gracile (217477)
Griesbachian251.902 - 250.5Greenland Glyptophiceras gracile (48123 118509 118579 118616 118638 118679) Glyptophiceras gracile, Glyptophiceras nielseni (118525 118682 118776) Glyptophiceras gracile, Glyptophiceras nielseni, Glyptophiceras pseudellipticum (118651) Glyptophiceras gracile, Glyptophiceras nielseni, Glyptophiceras serpentinum (118772) Glyptophiceras gracile, Glyptophiceras pseudellipticum (118744) Glyptophiceras nielseni (118524 118624 118683 118702) Glyptophiceras serpentinum (118680) Hypophiceras gracile (48037 48049 112729 112746 112747 112751 112758 112764 118502 118560 118754) Hypophiceras gracile, Glyptophiceras pseudellipticum (48113) Hypophiceras gracile, Glyptophiceras serpentinum (118649)
Griesbachian251.902 - 250.5Svalbard and Jan Mayen Glyptophiceras gracile (212073) Glyptophiceras nielseni (212072)