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Ectocentrites pacificus

Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Lytoceratidae

Taxonomy
Ectocentrites pacificus was named by Longridge et al. (2008). Its type specimen is GSC 129117, a shell, and it is a 3D body fossil.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2008Ectocentrites pacificus Longridge et al. p. 204 figs. Pl 2, figs 2,7,14

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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
speciespacificus

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 pacificus Longridge et al. 2008
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
height911.26.0015.412.02.99
diameter928.716.038.029.06.87
inflation99.405.4014.09.002.55

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: Liasicus or 201.40000 to 199.50000 Ma

Collections (9 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Liasicus201.4 - 199.5Canada (British Columbia) Ectocentrites pacificus (84736 84916 84917 84918 84919 84967 84973 84979 84980)