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Cagliceras elaphus

Cephalopoda - Ammonoida - Hammatoceratidae

Taxonomy
Erycites elaphus was named by Merla (1934).

It was recombined as Cagliceras elaphus by Kovács and Géczy (2008).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1934Erycites elaphus Merla p. 25 figs. Pl 4, fig 5
1996Erycites elaphus Schweigert figs. Pl 4, fig 1
2008Cagliceras elaphus Kovács and Géczy p. 66 figs. Pl 1, figs 1-3; pl 2, fig 1; pl 3, figs 1,2

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassColeoideaBather 1888
RankNameAuthor
orderAmmonoida(Haeckel 1866)
orderAmmonitidaHaeckel 1866
suborderAmmonitinaHyatt 1889
superfamilyHammatoceratoideaSchindewolf 1964
familyHammatoceratidaeBuckman 1887
subfamilyErycitinae(Spath 1928)
genusCaglicerasRulleau and Elmi 2001
specieselaphus(Merla 1934)

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.

Cagliceras elaphus Merla 1934
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmean
shell diameter1114.0

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: Late/Upper Toarcian or 180.40000 to 174.70000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Toarcian180.4 - 174.7Germany Erycites elaphus (139800)
Late/Upper Toarcian180.4 - 174.7Spain (Granada) Erycites elaphus (201329 201359)