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Hoplites (Hoplites) benettianus

Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Hoplitidae

Taxonomy
Ammonites benettianus was named by Sowerby (1826) [Cooper & Owen (2011) were incorrect in designating a Neotype (MNH-24746) as a lectotype exists in the ANSP collection see Torrens et al. 2000.]. Its type specimen is ANSP 71267, a shell, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Crockerton Pit, which is in an Albian marine horizon in the United Kingdom.

It was recombined as Hoplites benettianus by Neumayr (1875); it was recombined as Amedroites benettianus by Cooper and Owen (2011); it was recombined as Hoplites (Hoplites) benettianus by Amédro et al. (2014).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
H. dentatus, H. plasticus, H. spathi, H. steinmanni, H. cerebrant, H. desayesi

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1826Ammonites benettianus Sowerby p. 77 fig. DXXXIX
1875Hoplites benettianus Neumayr p. 929
2011Amedroites benettianus Cooper and Owen p. 340
2014Hoplites (Hoplites) benettianus Amédro et al. p. 160

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassAmmonoidea()
RankNameAuthor
orderAmmonitidaHaeckel 1866
suborderAmmonitinaHyatt 1889
superfamilyHoplitoidea(Douvillé 1890)
familyHoplitidaeDouvillé 1890
subfamilyHoplitinaeDouvillé 1890
genusHoplites
subgenusHoplitesNeumayr 1875
speciesbenettianus()

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.

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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: base of the Early/Lower Albian to the top of the Middle Albian or 113.20000 to 106.30000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Albian113.2 - 110.1United Kingdom (Wiltshire) Ammonites benettianus (type locality: 276982)
Albian113.2 - 100.5United Kingdom (England) Hoplites benettianus (1832)
Early/Lower Albian - Late/Upper Albian113.2 - 100.5France Hoplites benettianus (58861)
Middle Albian110.1 - 106.3France Hoplites benettianus (56540)