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Distichites megacanthus

Cephalopoda - Ceratitida - Distichitidae

Taxonomy
Distichites megacanthus was named by Mojsisovics (1893).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1893Distichites megacanthus Mojsisovics
1923Distichites hypsacanthus Diener
1951Distichites megacanthus Spath p. 83
1981Distichites megacanthus Tatzreiter

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderCeratitidaHyatt 1884
superfamilyTrachyceratoidea(Haug 1894)
familyDistichitidaeDiener 1920
genusDistichitesMojsisovics 1893
speciesmegacanthusMojsisovics 1893

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.

†Distichites megacanthus Mojsisovics 1893
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Invalid names: Distichites hypsacanthus Diener 1923 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragoniteo
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: nektonico
Diet: carnivoreo
Vision: well-developedc
Created: 2005-01-28 02:33:06
Modified: 2005-10-06 16:36:47
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2003, Kiessling 2004

Age range: Alaunian or 215.38000 to 211.18000 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Alaunian215.38 - 211.18Indonesia Distichites megacanthus (139412 151058 220207 220210 220214)