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Zaghouanites bettonii

Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Lytoceratidae

Taxonomy
Lytoceras (Kallilytoceras) bettonii was named by Fucini (1920).

It was recombined as Zaghouanites bettonii by Rakús and Guex (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1920Lytoceras (Kallilytoceras) bettonii Fucini
2002Zaghouanites bettonii Rakús and Guex p. 72 figs. Pl 5, figs 2-4; text-fig 55

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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
genusZaghouanites
speciesbettonii(Fucini 1920)

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.

Zaghouanites bettonii Fucini 1920
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
shell height217.210.528.219.412.5
shell diameter241.624.670.547.532.5
shell inflation213.16.9025.015.912.8

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: Margaritatus or 192.90000 to 184.20000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Margaritatus192.9 - 184.2Tunisia Zaghouanites bettonii (170547)