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Zitteloceras hitzi

Cephalopoda - Oncocerida - Oncoceratidae

Taxonomy
Cyrtoceras hitzi was named by Foerste (1910).

It was recombined as Zitteloceras hitzi by Foerste (1910), Foerste (1924).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
Z. lentidilatatum, Z. shidleri, Z. terranovicum

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1910Zitteloceras hitzi Foerste
1924Zitteloceras hitzi Foerste

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassMulticeratoidea()
orderOncocerida()
familyOncoceratidaeHyatt 1884
genusZittelocerasHyatt 1884
specieshitzi(Foerste 1910)

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.

†Zitteloceras hitzi Foerste 1910
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragoniteo
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: fast-movingc
Life habit: nektobenthico
Diet: carnivoreo
Vision: well-developedc
Created: 2005-10-06 14:34:44
Modified: 2007-09-07 05:00:00
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Ashgill to the top of the Richmondian or 449.50000 to 445.50000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Richmondian449.6 - 445.5Canada (Ontario) Zitteloceras hitzi (173094)
Ashgill449.5 - 443.1USA (Indiana) Zitteloceras hitzi (5323)