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Beyrichoceras elabiodiense

Cephalopoda - Goniatitida - Maxigoniatitidae

Taxonomy
Beyrichoceras elabiodiense was named by Korn et al. (1999). Its type specimen is GPIT 1851-67, a shell, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is 12 km southeast of Dar Kaoua Oasis, which is in an Asbian marine horizon in Morocco.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1999Beyrichoceras elabiodiense Korn et al. p. 349 figs. Pl 1, figs 3,4; text-fig 3A,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)
familyMaxigoniatitidae
genusBeyrichocerasFoord 1903
specieselabiodiense

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.

Beyrichoceras elabiodiense Korn et al. 1999
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
shell height423.119.529.422.44.23
shell diameter443.437.254.142.07.28
shell inflation43.292.604.103.330.616

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: Asbian or 339.90000 to 335.90000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Asbian339.9 - 335.9Morocco Beyrichoceras elabiodiense (type locality: 177536)