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Callihoplites auritus

Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Hoplitidae

Taxonomy
Ammonites auritus was named by Sowerby (1816). Its type specimen is BMNH 43932 and is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Callihoplites auritus by Spath (1927).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
C. leptus, C. vraconensis

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1816Ammonites auritus Sowerby p. 77 figs. Pl. CXXXIII
1927Callihoplites auritus Spath p. 197

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderAmmonitida
suborderAmmonitinaHyatt 1889
superfamilyHoplitoidea(Douvillé 1890)
familyHoplitidaeDouvillé 1890
subfamilyHoplitinaeDouvillé 1890
genusCallihoplites
speciesauritus()

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.

†Callihoplites auritus Sowerby 1816
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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: Late/Upper Albian or 105.30000 to 99.60000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Albian - Early/Lower Cenomanian113.0 - 93.5United Kingdom (England) Ammonites auritus (198090)
Late/Upper Albian105.3 - 99.6France Callihoplites auritus (56680 58126)