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Eotetragonites gainesi

Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Tetragonitidae

Taxonomy
Lytoceras (Kossmatella) gainesi was named by Anderson (1938).

It was recombined as Gabbioceras gainesi by Murphy (1956); it was recombined as Eotetragonites gainesi by Murphy (1967).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1938Lytoceras (Kossmatella) gainesi Anderson p. 153 figs. Plate 20, figures 3, 4, 5
1956Gabbioceras gainesi Murphy pp. Fig. 6
1967Eotetragonites gainesi Murphy pp. 23 - 24 figs. Pl. 4, figs. 1-5

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderAmmonitida
suborderAmmonitinaHyatt 1889
superfamilyTetragonitoidea(Hyatt 1900)
familyTetragonitidaeHyatt 1900
subfamilyGaudryceratinae(Spath 1927)
genusEotetragonitesSpath 1927
speciesgainesi()

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.

†Eotetragonites gainesi Anderson 1938
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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 Albian or 112.03000 to 109.00000 Ma

Collections (7 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Aptian - Early/Lower Albian122.46 - 109.0USA (California) Gabbioceras gainesi (216368 216373) Lytoceras gainesi (225527)
Albian113.0 - 100.5USA (California) Gabbioceras gainesi (216376 216377 216378)
Early/Lower Albian112.03 - 109.0USA (California) Eotetragonites gainesi (214414)