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Lytoceras richei

Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Lytoceratidae

Taxonomy
Lytoceras richei was named by Sayn (1901) [DISTRIBUTION: Valanginian; Europe.]. It is not a trace fossil.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1901Lytoceras richei Sayn p. 3 figs. pl. 2, fig. 1
1993Lytoceras richei Avram and Gradinaru p. 671

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderAmmonitida
suborderAmmonitinaHyatt 1889
superfamilyLytoceratoidea(Neumayr 1875)
familyLytoceratidaeNeumayr 1875
subfamilyLytoceratinaeNeumayr 1875
genusLytocerasSuess 1865
speciesricheiSayn 1901

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.

Lytoceras richei Sayn 1901
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmean
shell height120.7
shell diameter146.3
shell inflation112.0

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: Late/Upper Valanginian or 140.20000 to 136.40000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Valanginian140.2 - 136.4Romania Lytoceras richei (69198)