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Epihoplites (Metaclavites) iphitus

Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Hoplitidae

Taxonomy
Epihoplites iphitus was named by Spath (1926).

It was recombined as Epihoplites (Metaclavites) iphitus by Mosavinia et al. (2014).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1926Epihoplites iphitus Spath p. 187 figs. Pl 16, fig 2
1961Epihoplites trapezoidalis Luppov p. 202 figs. Pl 4, figs 1a-c; text-fig 15
2014Epihoplites (Metaclavites) iphitus Mosavinia et al. p. 78 figs. 6, 7A

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassAmmonoidea()
RankNameAuthor
orderAmmonitidaHaeckel 1866
suborderAmmonitinaHyatt 1889
superfamilyHoplitoidea(Douvillé 1890)
familyHoplitidaeDouvillé 1890
subfamilyHoplitinaeDouvillé 1890
genusEpihoplites
subgenusMetaclavitesCasey 1965
speciesiphitus(Spath 1926)

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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Invalid names: Epihoplites trapezoidalis Luppov 1961 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmean
shell height129.0
shell diameter175.0
shell inflation123.0

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: Late/Upper Albian or 106.30000 to 100.50000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Albian106.3 - 100.5Iran Epihoplites iphitus (174583)