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Lytoceras municipale

Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Lytoceratidae

Taxonomy
Ammonites municipalis was named by Oppel (1865).

It was recombined as Lytoceras municipale by Zeiss et al. (1994).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1865Ammonites municipalis Oppel
1994Lytoceras municipale Zeiss et al. p. 370 figs. Pl 2, fig 6

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderAmmonitida
suborderAmmonitinaHyatt 1889
superfamilyLytoceratoidea(Neumayr 1875)
familyLytoceratidaeNeumayr 1875
subfamilyLytoceratinaeNeumayr 1875
genusLytocerasSuess 1865
speciesmunicipale(Oppel 1865)

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.

Lytoceras municipale Oppel 1865
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmean
shell height126.4
shell diameter186.0
shell inflation142.6

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: Early/Lower Tithonian or 150.80000 to 145.00000 Ma

Collections (9 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Tithonian150.8 - 145.0Italy Lytoceras municipale (184794 184795 184796 184797 184800 184801 184803 184804 184806)