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Macrocephalites macrocephalus

Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Macrocephalitidae

Taxonomy
Ammonites macrocephalus was named by Schlotheim (1813). It is not extant.

It was recombined as Stephanoceras macrocephalum by Schlotheim (1813); it was recombined as Macrocephalites macrocephalus by Zittel (1884).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1813Stephanoceras macrocephalum Schlotheim p. 70
1884Macrocephalites macrocephalus Zittel p. 470

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderAmmonitidaHaeckel 1866
suborderAmmonitinaHyatt 1889
superfamilyStephanoceratoidea(Newmayr 1875)
familyMacrocephalitidae
genusMacrocephalites
speciesmacrocephalus()

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.

Macrocephalites macrocephalus Schlotheim 1813
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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

Age range: Middle Callovian or 165.30000 to 161.50000 Ma

Collections (10 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Jurassic201.4 - 143.1Chile (Región de Tarapacá) Macrocephalites macrocephalus (226158)
Late/Upper Bathonian - Middle Callovian168.2 - 161.5Mexico (Guerrero) Macrocephalites macrocephalus (233959)
Early/Lower Callovian165.3 - 161.5Madagascar Macrocephalites macrocephalus (98130)
Early/Lower Callovian165.3 - 161.5France Macrocephalites macrocephalus (60535 60546 60550 60565 60614 60615)
Middle Callovian165.3 - 161.5France Macrocephalites macrocephalus (60554)