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Lanceoptychites

Cephalopoda - Ceratitida - Ptychitidae

Taxonomy
Lanceoptychites was named by Balini (1998). Its type is Lanceoptychites velox.

It was assigned to Ptychitidae by Balini (1998).

Species

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1998Lanceoptychites Balini p. 152

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderCeratitidaHyatt 1884
superfamilyPinacoceratoidea(Mojsisovics 1879)
familyPtychitidae()
genusLanceoptychites

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. †Lanceoptychites Balini 1998
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Lanceoptychites indistinctus von Mojsisovics 1882
Lanceoptychites styx Balini 1998
Lanceoptychites velox Balini 1998
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
shell height445.234.957.445.79.45
shell diameter491.865.7130.191.326.7
shell inflation412.36.3522.512.66.68

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: Illyrian or 243.33000 to 241.46400 Ma

Collections (10 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Anisian246.7 - 241.464Austria (Tyrol) Ptychites indistinctus (211799)
Anisian246.7 - 241.464Hungary L. indistinctus (128442)
Illyrian243.33 - 241.464Austria Ptychites charlyanus (136997) Ptychites indistinctus (136996)
Illyrian243.33 - 241.464Italy L. styx (155585 155586 155587 155589) L. velox (155588 155590)