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Lytoceras polycyclum

Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Lytoceratidae

Taxonomy
Lytoceras polycyclum was named by Neumayr (1871).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1871Lytoceras polycyclum Neumayr
2013Lytoceras polycyclum Grigore p. 90

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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
speciespolycyclumNeumayr 1871

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 polycyclum Neumayr 1871
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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: Early/Lower Kimmeridgian or 155.70000 to 150.80000 Ma

Collections (8 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Jurassic161.5 - 145.0France Lytoceras polycyclum (198560)
Kimmeridgian157.3 - 152.1Hungary Lytoceras polycyclum (154738)
Early/Lower Kimmeridgian155.7 - 150.8Romania Lytoceras polycyclum (198332 198349 198357)
Tithonian152.1 - 145.0Italy Lytoceras polycyclum (155052 155054 155055)