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Lytoceras francisci

Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Lytoceratidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1865Ammonites francisci Oppel p. 551
2011Lytoceras francisci Kovács p. 14 figs. Pl 3, figs 1,2,4

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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
subfamilyLytoceratinaeNeumayr 1875
genusLytocerasSuess 1865
speciesfrancisci(Oppel 1865)

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 francisci Oppel 1865
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
height252.036.075.055.527.6
diameter2124.486.0180.0133.066.5
inflation241.028.060.044.022.6

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 2003, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Falciferum to the top of the Thouarsense or 184.20000 to 174.70000 Ma

Collections (13 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Falciferum184.2 - 182.9Italy Lytoceras francisci (145308 145313 145315 145319 147074)
Falciferum184.2 - 182.9Hungary Lytoceras francisci (148233 148258 148259 148265)
Bifrons182.9 - 174.7Hungary Lytoceras francisci (147242)
Middle Toarcian - Late/Upper Toarcian182.9 - 174.7Morocco (Taza-Al Hoceima-Taounate) Lytoceras francisci (234054)
Thouarsense180.4 - 174.7Hungary Lytoceras francisci (147228 147229)