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Bullatimorphites (Sphaeroptychius) ellipticus

Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Tulitidae

Taxonomy
Sphaeroptychius lucasi ellipticus was named by Krystyn (1972).

It was recombined as Bullatimorphites (Sphaeroptychius) ellipticus by Besnosov and Mitta (1993).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1972Sphaeroptychius lucasi ellipticus Krystyn
1993Bullatimorphites (Sphaeroptychius) ellipticus Besnosov and Mitta p. 254 figs. Pl 56, fig 3

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderAmmonitidaHaeckel 1866
suborderAmmonitinaHyatt 1889
superfamilyStephanoceratoidea(Newmayr 1875)
familyTulitidaeBuckman 1921
genusBullatimorphites
subgenusSphaeroptychius
speciesellipticus(Krystyn 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 2003, Kiessling 2004

Age range: Bathonian or 168.20000 to 165.30000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Bathonian168.2 - 165.3Uzbekistan Bullatimorphites ellipticus (188467)