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Leptosphinctes (Leptosphinctes) hodicus

Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Perisphinctidae

Taxonomy
Leptosphinctes hodicus was named by Nikanorova (1972).

It was recombined as Leptosphinctes (Leptosphinctes) hodicus by Besnosov and Mitta (1993).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
L. cliffensis, L. evolutus, L. meseres

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1972Leptosphinctes hodicus Nikanorova
1993Leptosphinctes (Leptosphinctes) hodicus Besnosov and Mitta p. 95 figs. Pl 10, fig 3

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassAmmonoidea()
RankNameAuthor
orderAmmonitida
suborderAmmonitinaHyatt 1889
superfamilyPerisphinctoidea(Steinman 1890)
familyPerisphinctidaeSteinmann 1890
subfamilyLeptosphinctinaeArkell 1950
genusLeptosphinctes
subgenusLeptosphinctesBuckman 1920
specieshodicus(Nikanorova 1972)

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.

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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 2004, Kiessling 2003

Age range: Bajocian or 170.30000 to 168.30000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Bajocian171.6 - 167.7Russian Federation (Karachaevo-Cherkessiya) Leptosphinctes hodicus (235067)
Subfurcatum171.6 - 167.7Russian Federation Leptosphinctes hodicus (187899)
Bajocian170.3 - 168.3Russian Federation (Karachaevo-Cherkessiya) Leptosphinctes hodicus (234961)