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Anolcites

Cephalopoda - Ceratitida - Trachyceratidae

Taxonomy
Anolcites was named by Mojsisovics (1893) [Sepkoski's age data: Tr Ladi-u Sepkoski's reference number: 302]. It is not extant. Its type is Ammonites (Trachyceras) doleriticus.

It was reranked as Trachyceras (Anolcites) by Smith (1904) and Smith (1914).

It was assigned to Trachyceras by Smith (1904) and Smith (1914); to Trachyceratidae by Spath (1951) and Tozer (1981); to Trachyceratinae by Tozer (1994); to Ceratitida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Anolcitinae by Mietto and Manfrin (2008).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1893Anolcites Mojsisovics
1904Trachyceras (Anolcites) Smith pp. 388 - 389
1914Trachyceras (Anolcites) Smith
1951Anolcites Spath p. 43
1981Anolcites Tozer
1994Anolcites Tozer p. 156
2002Anolcites Sepkoski
2008Anolcites Mietto and Manfrin p. 396

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderCeratitidaHyatt 1884
superfamilyTrachyceratoidea(Haug 1894)
familyTrachyceratidaeHaug 1894
subfamilyAnolcitinae
genusAnolcitesMojsisovics 1893

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. †Anolcites Mojsisovics 1893
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Anolcites anguinus Tozer 1994
Anolcites angustus Tozer 1994
Anolcites dieneri Jaworski 1922
Anolcites doleriticus von Mojsisovics 1869
Anolcites gemmatus Tozer 1994
Anolcites impolitus Tozer 1994
Anolcites papillatus Tozer 1994
Anolcites politus Tozer 1994
Anolcites rasilis Tozer 1994
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
shell height1114.29.0022.313.44.00
shell diameter1140.923.075.040.514.6
shell inflation1114.77.4025.414.85.62

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 2004, Kiessling 2003

Age range: base of the Illyrian to the top of the Norian or 247.20000 to 208.50000 Ma

Collections (30 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Illyrian247.2 - 242.0USA (Nevada) Trachyceras drakei, Trachyceras barberi (33225)
Ladinian242.0 - 237.0India (Himachal Pradesh) A. sp. (44732)
Ladinian242.0 - 237.0China A. sp. (44946)
Ladinian242.0 - 237.0Canada (British Columbia) A. papillatus (43858)
Ladinian242.0 - 237.0Italy A. sp. (50797 50821)
Fassanian242.0 - 235.0Spain A. ibericus (211521 211526)
Longobardian242.0 - 235.0Canada (British Columbia) A. anguinus (138616 139569) A. angustus, A. gemmatus (137394) A. angustus, A. rasilis (138617) A. impolitus (57092 138644 139041) A. impolitus, A. politus (138618)
Longobardian242.0 - 235.0Italy (Varese) A. sp. (211519)
Longobardian242.0 - 235.0China (Yunnan) A. clicnoidis, A. doleriticus (196166)
Longobardian242.0 - 235.0Malaysia (Kelantan) A. sp. (211342)
Longobardian242.0 - 235.0Spain A. doleriticus (211530) A. hermitei, A. sp. (211535 211536) A. hermitei, A. sp., A. rasilis (211534) A. sp., A. doleriticus (45419)
Carnian237.0 - 228.0Italy A. laricus (50837)
Julian235.0 - 232.0Italy A. laricus (50841 50850 50856)
Julian235.0 - 232.0Malaysia (Kedah) A. anguinus (215837)
Norian228.0 - 208.5Peru A. dieneri (206477)