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Lecanites

Cephalopoda - Ceratitida - Lecanitidae

Taxonomy
Lecanites was named by von Mojsisovics (1882) [Sepkoski's age data: Tr Ladi-u Tr Carn-l Sepkoski's reference number: 302,1066]. It is not extant. It is the type genus of Lecanitidae.

It was assigned to Lytoceratinae by von Mojsisovics (1882); to Ceratitida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Lecanitidae by Spath (1951), Tozer (1981) and Vörös (2018).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1882Lecanites von Mojsisovics
1951Lecanites Spath p. 63
1981Lecanites Tozer p. 95
2002Lecanites Sepkoski
2018Lecanites Vörös p. 131

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderCeratitidaHyatt 1884
superfamilyDanubitoidea()
familyLecanitidaeHyatt 1900
genusLecanites

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. †Lecanites von Mojsisovics 1882
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Lecanites bronnii Klipstein 1843
Lecanites convolutus Waagen 1895
Lecanites glaucus Münster 1841
Lecanites misanii von Mojsisovics 1882
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Invalid names: Lecanites sibyllinus Frech 1903 [synonym]
Lecanites ophioneus Waagen 1895
Lecanites sisupala Diener 1897
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available