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Dictyoconites ruber

Cephalopoda - Aulacocerida - Aulacoceratidae

Taxonomy
Dictyoconites ruber was named by De Toni (1913). It is not extant. Its type locality is Valdepena Limestone Quarry, which is in an Anisian/Ladinian carbonate limestone in Italy.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
D. reticulatum

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1913Dictyoconites ruber De Toni

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassColeoideaBather 1888
orderAulacocerida(Stolley 1919)
familyAulacoceratidae()
genusDictyoconites
speciesruber

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.

†Dictyoconites ruber De Toni 1913
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: fast-movingc
Life habit: nektonico
Diet: carnivorec
Vision: well-developedc
Created: 2005-10-06 14:03:20
Modified: 2005-10-06 16:03:20
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Anisian to the top of the Ladinian or 246.70000 to 237.00000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Anisian - Ladinian246.7 - 237.0Italy (Udine) Dictyoconites ruber (type locality: 201597)