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Hildoceras tethysi

Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Hildoceratidae

Taxonomy
Hildoceras tethysi was named by Geczy (1967). It is not extant.

It was synonymized subjectively with Hildoceras lusitanicum by Howarth (1992).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
H. acamanicum, H. acarnanicum, H. bifrons, H. levisoni, H. sublevisoni, H. serpentinum

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1967Hildoceras tethysi Geczy
1967Hildoceras tethysi Géczy
2006Hildoceras tethysi Bécaud p. 87 figs. Pl 44, fig 2; pl 45, fig 2

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderAmmonitidaHaeckel 1866
suborderAmmonitinaHyatt 1889
superfamilyHildoceratoidea(Hyatt 1867)
familyHildoceratidaeHyatt 1867
subfamilyHildoceratinaeHyatt 1867
genusHildoceras
speciestethysiGeczy 1967

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.

†Hildoceras tethysi Geczy 1967
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
shell height234.133.035.334.11.63
shell diameter2103.0103.0103.0103.0-
shell inflation246.044.048.046.02.83

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: Middle Toarcian or 182.90000 to 180.40000 Ma

Collections (23 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Middle Toarcian182.9 - 180.4Spain (Murcia) Hildoceras tethysi (201434)
Bifrons182.9 - 174.7Spain Hildoceras tethysi (146927 169658 169660 169661)
Bifrons182.9 - 174.7Spain (Granda) Hildoceras tethysi (201088)
Bifrons182.9 - 174.7Tunisia Hildoceras tethysi (169175 169176 169177)
Bifrons182.9 - 174.7Hungary Hildoceras tethysi (108089 108090 108203 147262)
Bifrons182.9 - 174.7France Hildoceras tethysi (148330 148331 148779)
Bifrons182.9 - 174.7France (Deux-Sevrès) Hildoceras tethysi (140865 147155 147156)
Bifrons182.9 - 174.7France (Vendée) Hildoceras tethysi (140784 140785 147205)
Middle Toarcian - Late/Upper Toarcian182.9 - 174.7Morocco (Taza-Al Hoceima-Taounate) Hildoceras tethysi (234054)