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Lytoceras ovimontanum

Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Lytoceratidae

Taxonomy
Lytoceras ovimontanum was named by Geyer (1893).

It was recombined as Kallilytoceras ovimontanum by Wiedenmayer (1977).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1893Lytoceras ovimontanum Geyer figs. Pl 8, fig 1
1977Kallilytoceras ovimontanum Wiedenmayer
1998Lytoceras ovimontanum Géczy and Meister p. 98 figs. Pl 5, figs 1,6,7
2003Lytoceras ovimontanum Meister and Friebe
2011Lytoceras ovimontanum Meister et al. p. 117.e13 figs. 8.1, 8.2

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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
speciesovimontanumGeyer 1893

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.

†Lytoceras ovimontanum Geyer 1893
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
shell diameter293.075.5114.595.027.6

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 Pliensbachian or 189.60000 to 183.00000 Ma

Collections (11 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Pliensbachian189.6 - 183.0Austria Lytoceras ovimontanum (218902)
Late/Upper Pliensbachian189.6 - 183.0Morocco Lytoceras ovimontanum (206677)
Margaritatus189.6 - 183.0Tunisia Lytoceras ovimontanum (84280)
Margaritatus189.6 - 183.0Morocco Lytoceras ovimontanum (148906 148907 148921)
Margaritatus189.6 - 183.0Hungary Lytoceras ovimontanum (109098 109109 109110 109557 109691)