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Epimayaites evolutus

Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Sphaeroceratidae

Taxonomy
Epimayaites evolutus was named by Spath (1928).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1928Epimayaites evolutus Spath
2015Epimayaites evolutus Alberti et al. p. 104 figs. 24D-G, 25A-C, 26A

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderAmmonitidaHaeckel 1866
suborderAmmonitinaHyatt 1889
superfamilyStephanoceratoidea(Newmayr 1875)
familySphaeroceratidaeBuckman 1920
subfamilyMayaitinae(Spath 1928)
genusEpimayaitesSpath 1928
speciesevolutusSpath 1928

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.

Epimayaites evolutus Spath 1928
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmean
shell height136.5
shell diameter186.3
shell inflation120.8

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 2004, Kiessling 2003

Age range: Late/Upper Oxfordian or 157.90000 to 154.80000 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Middle Oxfordian161.5 - 154.8India (Gujarat) Epimayaites evolutus (182025 182026 182031)
Oxfordian161.5 - 154.8Madagascar Epimayaites evolutus (98213)
Late/Upper Oxfordian157.9 - 154.8Madagascar (Atsimo-Andrefana) Epimayaites evolutus (234238)