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Leiodistichites

Cephalopoda - Ceratitida - Distichitidae

Taxonomy
Leiodistichites was named by Tozer (1994). Its type is Leiodistichites ursidens.

It was assigned to Distichitidae by Tozer (1994).

Species

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1994Leiodistichites Tozer p. 201

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderCeratitidaHyatt 1884
superfamilyTrachyceratoidea(Haug 1894)
familyDistichitidaeDiener 1920
genusLeiodistichites

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.

G. †Leiodistichites Tozer 1994
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Leiodistichites beachi Tozer 1994
Leiodistichites hacqueti Mojsisovics 1893
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
shell height418.913.131.517.68.15
shell diameter439.929.063.037.515.0
shell inflation47.565.8010.17.501.86

Composition: aragoniteo
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: nektonico
Diet: carnivoreo
Vision: well-developedc
Created: 2005-01-28 02:33:06
Modified: 2005-10-06 16:36:47
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2003, Kiessling 2004

Age range: Alaunian or 215.38000 to 211.18000 Ma

Collections (8 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Alaunian215.38 - 211.18Canada (British Columbia) L. beachi (141724) L. ursidens (46631 141680 141682 141711 141713 141722)
Alaunian215.38 - 211.18Indonesia Distichites hacqueti (220207)