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Euroceras nyense

Cephalopoda - Goniatitida - Glaphyritidae

Taxonomy
Euroceras nyense was named by Titus (2000). Its type specimen is SUI 93684 and is a 3D body fossil.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2000Euroceras nyense Titus p. 47 figs. Plate 16, figures, 4-17, text figures 39, 40

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderGoniatitidaHyatt 1884
suborderGoniatitinaHyatt 1884
superfamilyGastrioceratoidea()
familyGlaphyritidae
subfamilyStenoglaphyritinae
genusEuroceras
speciesnyense

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.

Euroceras nyense Titus 2000
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
A. L. Titus 2000Species with large subdiscoconic shells in early maturity, relatively widely spaced, more irregular lamellae, and ventral prongs that become parallel sided (non- pouched) at intermediate diameters.
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragoniteo
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: fast-movingo
Life habit: nektonico
Diet: carnivoreo
Vision: well-developedc
Created: 2005-01-28 02:36:55
Modified: 2005-10-06 16:36:08
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2003, Kiessling 2004
Collections
No collection or age range data are available