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Epigoniceras epigonum

Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Tetragonitidae

Taxonomy
Lytoceras (Tetragonites) epigonum was named by Kossmat (1895). It is not a trace fossil.

It was recombined as Epigoniceras epigonum by Haggart and Graham (2018).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1895Lytoceras (Tetragonites) epigonum Kossmat p. 153 figs. pl. 17, figs. 4a-c
1907Lytoceras (Tetragonites) epigonum Paulcke p. 8
2018Epigoniceras epigonum Haggart and Graham p. 283

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderAmmonitidaHaeckel 1866
suborderAmmonitinaHyatt 1889
superfamilyTetragonitoidea(Hyatt 1900)
familyTetragonitidaeHyatt 1900
genusEpigoniceras(Kossmat 1895)
speciesepigonum(Kossmat 1895)

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.

Epigoniceras epigonum Kossmat 1895
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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: base of the Late/Upper Santonian to the top of the Maastrichtian or 85.70000 to 66.00000 Ma

Collections (8 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Coniacian - Santonian89.8 - 83.6Argentina Lytoceras epigonum (83690)
Late/Upper Santonian85.7 - 83.6Canada (British Columbia) Epigoniceras epigonum (134730 210547 210549)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0USA (California) Lytoceras epigonum (83776 86821)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0USA (California) Lytoceras epigonum (83774 83794)