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Eocanites simplex

Cephalopoda - Prolecanitida - Prolecanitidae

Taxonomy
Eocanites simplex was named by Bockwinkel and Ebbighausen (2006). Its type specimen is MfN MB.C.3841.1, a shell, and it is a 3D body fossil.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2006Eocanites simplex Bockwinkel and Ebbighausen p. 120 figs. 37A-E, 38I-K

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderProlecanitidaMiller and Furnish 1954
superfamilyProlecanitoidea()
familyProlecanitidaeHyatt 1884
subfamilyProlecanitinae
genusEocanitesLibrovitch 1957
speciessimplex

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.

Eocanites simplex Bockwinkel and Ebbighausen 2006
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmean
shell height12.72
shell diameter19.77
shell inflation14.95

Composition: aragoniteo
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: fast-movingo
Life habit: nektonico
Diet: carnivoreo
Vision: well-developedc
Created: 2005-10-06 14:37:20
Modified: 2005-10-06 16:37:20
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2003, Aberhan et al. 2004, Kiessling 2004

Age range: Tournaisian or 358.86000 to 346.70000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Tournaisian358.86 - 346.7Morocco Eocanites simplex (66270)