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Fascipericyclus fasciculatus

Cephalopoda - Goniatitida - Pericyclidae

Taxonomy
Goniatites fasciculatus was named by M'Coy (1844). It is the type species of Fascipericyclus, Pericyclus (Schizocyclus).

It was recombined as Pericyclus fasciculatus by Foord and Crick (1897); it was recombined as Pericyclus (Schizocyclus) fasciculatus by Schindewolf (1951); it was recombined as Fascipericyclus fasciculatus by Tilsley and Korn (2009).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1844Goniatites fasciculatus M'Coy
1897Pericyclus fasciculatus Foord and Crick p. 148
1951Pericyclus (Schizocyclus) fasciculatus Schindewolf p. 78
2009Fascipericyclus fasciculatus Tilsley and Korn p. 221 figs. 3b-f,h, 4a,c,d, 5a,b

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderGoniatitidaHyatt 1884
suborderGoniatitinaHyatt 1884
superfamilyPericycloidea(Hyatt 1900)
familyPericyclidaeHyatt 1900
subfamilyAmmonellipsitinaeRiley 1996
genusFascipericyclusTurner 1948
speciesfasciculatus(M'Coy 1844)

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.

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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
J. W. Tilsley and D. Korn 2009Species of Fascipericyclus with pachyconic conch (ww/dm 0.60–0.85) and moderately wide umbilicus (uw/dm 0.30–0.40) throughout ontogeny. Umbilical margin subangular. Ornament with very coarse, convex ribs that bifurcate on the umbilical margin. Suture line with very narrow external lobe.
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragoniteo
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: fast-movingo
Life habit: nektonico
Diet: carnivoreo
Vision: well-developedc
Created: 2005-01-28 02:36:55
Modified: 2005-10-06 16:36:08
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2003, Kiessling 2004

Age range: Chadian or 346.70000 to 339.90000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Chadian346.7 - 339.9United Kingdom (England) Fascipericyclus fasciculatus (233416)