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Megalytoceras trapeza

Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Lytoceratidae

Taxonomy
Ammonites trapeza was named by Quenstedt (1886).

It was recombined as Megalytoceras trapeza by Whicher et al. (2023).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1886Ammonites trapeza Quenstedt
2023Megalytoceras trapeza Whicher et al. p. 236 figs. 19a,c1-2,d1-2,e1-2

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderAmmonitidaHaeckel 1866
suborderAmmonitinaHyatt 1889
superfamilyLytoceratoidea(Neumayr 1875)
familyLytoceratidaeNeumayr 1875
subfamilyMegalytoceratinaeSpath 1927
genusMegalytocerasBuckman 1905
speciestrapeza(Quenstedt 1886)

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.

†Megalytoceras trapeza Quenstedt 1886
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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: base of the Concavum to the top of the Sauzei or 174.70000 to 168.20000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Concavum174.7 - 170.9United Kingdom (England) Megalytoceras trapeza (229917)
Discites170.9 - 168.2United Kingdom (England) Megalytoceras trapeza (229916)
Sauzei170.9 - 168.2United Kingdom (England) Megalytoceras trapeza (229896 229923)