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Lituites angulatus

Cephalopoda - Lituitida - Lituitidae

Taxonomy
Lituites angulatus was named by Saemann (1852). It is the type species of Schroederoceras.

It was recombined as Schroederoceras angulatum by Saemann (1854), Hyatt (1894).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1852Lituites angulatus Saemann
1854Schroederoceras angulatum Saemann
1894Schroederoceras angulatum Hyatt p. 460

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassOrthoceratoidea(M'Coy 1844)
orderLituitidaStarobogatov 1983
familyLituitidaePhilips 1848
genusLituitesBertrand 1763
speciesangulatusSaemann 1852

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.

†Lituites angulatus Saemann 1852
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragoniteo
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: fast-movingc
Life habit: nektonico
Diet: carnivoreo
Vision: well-developedc
Created: 2009-05-17 02:48:12
Modified: 2009-05-17 04:48:12
Source: o = order, c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004
Collections
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