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Leioceras opalinum

Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Graphoceratidae

Taxonomy
Nautilus opalinus was named by Reinecke (1818).

It was recombined as Leioceras opalinum by Schulbert (2001).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1818Nautilus opalinus Reinecke
2001Leioceras opalinum Schulbert p. 103 figs. Pl 15, figs 1-3,6; pl 19, fig 1; pl 26, fig 2

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderAmmonitidaHaeckel 1866
suborderAmmonitinaHyatt 1889
superfamilyHildoceratoidea(Hyatt 1867)
familyGraphoceratidaeBuckman 1905
subfamilyLeioceratinaeSpath 1936
genusLeioceras
speciesopalinum(Reinecke 1818)

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.

†Leioceras opalinum Reinecke 1818
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
height239.039.039.039.0-
diameter294.594.594.594.5-
inflation223.523.523.523.5-

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 19:14:55
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Kiessling 2003

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Toarcian to the top of the Opalinum or 180.40000 to 170.90000 Ma

Collections (34 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Toarcian184.2 - 174.7Germany (Bavaria) Leioceras opalinum (51849 51850 51851 51852 51853)
Late/Upper Toarcian - Aalenian180.4 - 170.9France Leioceras opalinum (51501)
Aalenian174.7 - 170.9Morocco (Taza-Al Hoceima-Taounate) Leioceras opalinum (234055)
Aalenian174.7 - 170.9Italy Leioceras opalinum (198944)
Aalenian174.7 - 170.9Canada (Yukon) Leioceras opalinum (34204 34205 34206)
Early/Lower Aalenian174.7 - 170.9Spain (Granada) Leioceras opalinum (201314 201315)
Early/Lower Aalenian174.7 - 170.9Germany Leioceras opalinum (59477 59478 59479 59492 59493 59494 59495 59496 59502 59503 59504 59505 59514 59527)
Early/Lower Aalenian174.7 - 170.9Spain (Murcia) Leioceras opalinum (201663 201664)
Early/Lower Aalenian174.7 - 170.9Spain Leioceras opalinum (168072 168073)
Opalinum174.7 - 170.9United Kingdom Leioceras opalinum (141359 141360)
Opalinum174.7 - 170.9Italy (Sicily) Leioceras opalinum (151231)