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Lytoceras elegans

Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Lytoceratidae

Taxonomy
Lytoceras elegans was named by Rǎileanu (1953).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1953Lytoceras elegans Rǎileanu

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderAmmonitida
suborderAmmonitinaHyatt 1889
superfamilyLytoceratoidea(Neumayr 1875)
familyLytoceratidaeNeumayr 1875
subfamilyLytoceratinaeNeumayr 1875
genusLytocerasSuess 1865
specieselegansRǎileanu 1953

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.

Lytoceras elegans Rǎileanu 1953
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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
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