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Erycites fallifax

Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Hammatoceratidae

Taxonomy
Erycites fallifax was named by Arkell (1958). It is not extant.

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1865Ammonites fallax Benecke p. 171 figs. Pl 6, figs 1-3
1958Erycites fallifax Arkell
2008Erycites fallifax Kovács and Géczy p. 81 figs. Pl 11, figs 1,2

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderAmmonitidaHaeckel 1866
suborderAmmonitinaHyatt 1889
superfamilyHammatoceratoideaSchindewolf 1964
familyHammatoceratidaeBuckman 1887
subfamilyErycitinae(Spath 1928)
genusErycites
speciesfallifaxArkell 1958

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.

†Erycites fallifax Arkell 1958
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Invalid names: Ammonites fallax Benecke 1865 [replaced]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
shell height222.921.025.023.02.83
shell diameter291.090.092.091.01.41
shell inflation245.943.049.046.04.24

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 Late/Upper Toarcian to the top of the Early/Lower Aalenian or 180.40000 to 170.90000 Ma

Collections (19 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Toarcian180.4 - 174.7Spain (Granada) Erycites fallifax (201385)
Aalenian174.7 - 170.9Italy Erycites fallifax (198944 198945 198946 198949 198950 198954 198955 198956)
Early/Lower Aalenian174.7 - 170.9Spain Erycites fallifax (71713)
Middle Aalenian174.7 - 170.9Spain Erycites fallifax (71714 131827)
Murchisonae174.7 - 170.9Hungary Erycites fallifax (108625 108713)
Opalinum174.7 - 170.9Hungary Erycites fallifax (108655 108657 108704 108708)
Aalenian - Bajocian174.7 - 168.2Hungary Erycites fallifax (64311)