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Lobites ellipticus

Cephalopoda - Ceratitida - Lobitidae

Taxonomy
Clydonites ellipticus was named by Hauer (1860).

It was recombined as Lobites ellipticus by von Mojsisovics (1875), von Mojsisovics (1902), Spath (1951), Kummel (1960) and Tozer (1994).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1860Clydonites ellipticus Hauer p. 128 figs. Pl 5, figs 12-14
1875Lobites ellipticus von Mojsisovics p. 161 figs. Pl 68, figs 17,18; pl 69, figs 1-3
1902Lobites ellipticus von Mojsisovics p. 289
1951Lobites ellipticus Spath p. 124
1960Lobites ellipticus Kummel
1994Lobites ellipticus Tozer p. 211 figs. Pl 87, figs 11-16; text-fig 70c

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderCeratitidaHyatt 1884
superfamilyLobitaceaeMojsisovics 1882
familyLobitidae()
genusLobites
speciesellipticus(Hauer 1860)

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.

†Lobites ellipticus Hauer 1860
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
shell diameter639.931.557.237.410.7

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: base of the Ladinian to the top of the Julian or 242.00000 to 232.00000 Ma

Collections (47 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ladinian242.0 - 237.0Italy Lobites ellipticus (50797 50820 50821 50822 50833 50834 50836)
Longobardian242.0 - 235.0Iran Lobites ellipticus (117902 117903)
Carnian237.0 - 228.0Thailand (Lampang) Lobites ellipticus (211616)
Julian235.0 - 232.0Italy Lobites ellipticus (50839 50841 50842 50849 50853 50854 50860 50865 141959 141967 141968 141976 141977 141978 141982 142033 142034 142037 142039 142041 142044 142046 142048 142050 142053 142061 142062 142065)
Julian235.0 - 232.0Austria Lobites ellipticus (159521)
Julian235.0 - 232.0Hungary (Bakony) Lobites ellipticus (203717)
Julian235.0 - 232.0Canada (British Columbia) Lobites ellipticus (43857 137391 138610 138611 138638 139046 139122)