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Eoptychites evolutus

Cephalopoda - Ceratitida - Proptychitidae

Taxonomy
Eoptychites evolutus was named by Spath (1934). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Kiunglung Camp, SW of Niti Pass (subrobustus Zone), which is in a Spathian marine horizon in India.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1934Eoptychites evolutus Spath

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderCeratitidaHyatt 1884
suborderMeekoceratina
superfamilyMeekoceratoideaWaagen 1895
familyProptychitidaeWaagen 1895
genusEoptychitesSpath 1930
speciesevolutus

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.

†Eoptychites evolutus Spath 1934
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragoniteo
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: nektonico
Diet: carnivoreo
Vision: well-developedc
Created: 2005-01-28 02:33:06
Modified: 2005-10-06 16:36:47
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Kiessling 2003

Age range: Spathian or 248.10000 to 246.70000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Spathian248.1 - 246.7India Proptychites obliqueplicatus (type locality: 210995)