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Lucasites

Cephalopoda - Ceratitida - Prionitidae

Taxonomy

Species
L. evolutus, L. involutus (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2012Lucasites Brühwiler and Bucher p. 34

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderCeratitidaHyatt 1884
suborderMeekoceratina
superfamilyMeekoceratoideaWaagen 1895
familyPrionitidaeHyatt 1900
genusLucasites

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. †Lucasites Brühwiler and Bucher 2012
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Lucasites evolutus Brühwiler and Bucher 2012
Lucasites involutus Brühwiler and Bucher 2012
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
shell height216.611.025.018.09.90
shell diameter250.843.060.051.512.0
shell inflation216.314.019.016.53.54

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 2003, Kiessling 2004

Age range: Smithian or 249.90000 to 248.10000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Smithian249.9 - 248.1Oman L. evolutus (127408) L. involutus (127410)