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Euisculites krystyni

Cephalopoda - Ceratitida - Tropitidae

Taxonomy
Euisculites krystyni was named by Tozer (1994). Its type specimen is GSC 43084 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is About 2.8km Southwest of summit of Mount Prudence (GSC 68221), which is in the Tuvalian of horizon the Pardonet Formation Canada.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1994Euisculites krystyni Tozer p. 225 figs. Pl 107, figs 7,8; text-fig 85e

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderCeratitidaHyatt 1884
superfamilyTropitaceae(Mojsisovics 1875)
familyTropitidaeMojsisovics 1875
genusEuisculites
specieskrystyni

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.

Euisculites krystyni Tozer 1994
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
shell height211.4--11.4-
shell diameter222.516.930.023.49.26
shell inflation27.80--7.80-

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: Tuvalian or 233.60000 to 227.30000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Tuvalian233.6 - 227.3Canada (British Columbia) Euisculites krystyni (type locality: 49803)