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Lytoceras (Trachylytoceras)

Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Lytoceratidae

Taxonomy
Trachylytoceras was named by Buckman (1913) [Sepkoski's age data: J Toar].

It was synonymized subjectively with Lytoceras by Wright et al. (1996); it was reranked as Lytoceras (Trachylytoceras) by Hoffmann (2010) and Galácz et al. (2010).

It was assigned to Ammonoidea by Sepkoski (2002); and to Lytoceras by Hoffmann (2010) and Galácz et al. (2010).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1913Trachylytoceras Buckman
2002Trachylytoceras Sepkoski
2010Lytoceras (Trachylytoceras) Galácz et al. p. 325
2010Lytoceras (Trachylytoceras) Hoffmann p. 24

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderAmmonitida
suborderAmmonitinaHyatt 1889
superfamilyLytoceratoidea(Neumayr 1875)
familyLytoceratidaeNeumayr 1875
subfamilyLytoceratinaeNeumayr 1875
genusLytocerasSuess 1865
subgenusTrachylytoceras(Buckman 1913)

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.

Subg. †Lytoceras (Trachylytoceras) Buckman 1913
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Trachylytoceras nitidum Young and Bird 1828
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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 Falciferum to the top of the Bifrons or 183.00000 to 175.60000 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Falciferum183.0 - 182.0United Kingdom (Yorkshire) Trachylytoceras nitidum (147841)
Bifrons182.0 - 175.6Italy Lytoceras sepositum (147028 147031 147034)
Bifrons182.0 - 175.6Hungary Lytoceras sepositum (147245)