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Lopeziceras chaperi

Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Himalayitidae

Taxonomy

Ammonites chaperi was named by Pictet (1868). Its type specimen is FSL 35807, a shell, and it is a 3D body fossil. It is the type species of Lopeziceras.

It was recombined as Lopeziceras chaperi by Frau et al. (2016).

Synonyms

Hoplites vasseuri was named by Kilian (1889).

It was synonymized subjectively with Lopeziceras chaperi by Frau et al. (2016).
Hoplites castroi was named by Kilian (1889).

It was synonymized subjectively with Lopeziceras chaperi by Frau et al. (2016).
Hoplites macphersoni was named by Kilian (1889).

It was synonymized subjectively with Lopeziceras chaperi by Frau et al. (2016).
Berriasella aizyensis was named by Mazenot (1939).

It was recombined as Malbosiceras aizyensis by Howarth (1998); it was synonymized subjectively with Lopeziceras chaperi by Frau et al. (2016).
Hoplites tarini was named by Kilian (1889).

It was recombined as Mazenoticeras tarini by Bulot et al. (2014); it was synonymized subjectively with Lopeziceras chaperi by Frau et al. (2016).

Synonymy list

Year	Name and author
1868	Ammonites chaperi Pictet p. 242 figs. Pl 37, figs 1a-c,2,3
1889	Hoplites vasseuri Kilian p. 663 figs. Pl 30, figs 2a,b
1889	Hoplites castroi Kilian p. 665 figs. Pl 32, fig 2
1889	Hoplites tarini Kilian p. 667 figs. Pl 30, figs 4a,b
1889	Hoplites macphersoni Kilian p. 668 figs. Pl 31, figs 2a,b
1939	Berriasella aizyensis Mazenot p. 86 figs. Pl 9, figs 4a-q, 5a-b, 6a-b; pl 10, figs 1a-c
1998	Malbosiceras aizyensis Howarth p. 95
2014	Mazenoticeras tarini Bulot et al.
2016	Lopeziceras chaperi Frau et al. p. 178 figs. 2A-K

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Rank	Name	Author
kingdom	Animalia	()
—	Bilateria
—	Eubilateria	Ax 1987
—	Protostomia
—	Spiralia
superphylum	Lophotrochozoa
phylum	Mollusca
class	Cephalopoda	Cuvier 1797

Rank	Name	Author
subclass	Ammonoidea	()
order	Ammonitida	Haeckel 1866
suborder	Ammonitina	Hyatt 1889
superfamily	Perisphinctoidea	(Steinman 1890)
family	Himalayitidae	Spath 1925
subfamily	Himalayitinae	Spath 1925
genus	Lopeziceras
species	chaperi	(Pictet 1868)

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.

†Lopeziceras chaperi Pictet 1868

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Invalid names: Berriasella aizyensis Mazenot 1939 [synonym], Hoplites castroi Kilian 1889 [synonym], Hoplites macphersoni Kilian 1889 [synonym], Hoplites tarini Kilian 1889 [synonym], Hoplites vasseuri Kilian 1889 [synonym]

Diagnosis

No diagnoses are available

Measurements

No measurements are available

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: base of the Tithonian to the top of the Early/Lower Berriasian or 149.20000 to 141.00000 Ma

Collections (4 total)

Time interval	Ma	Country or state	Original ID and collection number
Tithonian	149.2 - 143.1	Yemen (Wasi Hajar)	Malbosiceras aizyensis (2582)
Early/Lower Berriasian	143.1 - 141.0	France	Mazenoticeras tarini (174785 174786 174787)