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Ectocentrites italicus

Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Lytoceratidae

Taxonomy
Lytoceras italicus was named by Meneghini (1882).

It was recombined as Ectocentrites italicus by Geczy and Meister (2007).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1882Lytoceras italicus Meneghini
2007Ectocentrites italicus Geczy and Meister

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderAmmonitidaHaeckel 1866
suborderAmmonitinaHyatt 1889
superfamilyLytoceratoidea(Neumayr 1875)
familyLytoceratidaeNeumayr 1875
subfamilyEctocentritinaeSpath 1926
genusEctocentritesCanavari 1888
speciesitalicus(Meneghini 1882)

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.

Ectocentrites italicus Meneghini 1882
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmean
shell diameter144.8

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 2004, Kiessling 2003

Age range: base of the Oxynotum to the top of the Raricostatum or 199.50000 to 192.90000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Jurassic201.4 - 174.7Indonesia (Timor) Ectocentrites italicus (205667)
Oxynotum - Raricostatum199.5 - 192.9Hungary (Veszprém Megye) Ectocentrites italicus (78407 78408)