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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
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
shell height211.78.0017.012.56.36
shell diameter233.223.048.035.517.7
shell inflation213.810.019.014.56.36

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 Spathian to the top of the Julian or 251.30000 to 232.00000 Ma

Collections (66 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Smithian251.3 - 247.2Svalbard and Jan Mayen L. ophioneus (120231)
Smithian251.3 - 247.2Pakistan L. convolutus (143638) L. ophioneus (143825)
Smithian251.3 - 247.2Madagascar L. sp. (213433)
Spathian251.3 - 247.2India L. sisupala (210994)
Spathian251.3 - 247.2Indonesia Xenodiscus ophioneus (111020)
Spathian251.3 - 247.2China (Guangxi) L. sp. (44005)
Illyrian247.2 - 242.0Hungary L. misanii (199588 199865)
Illyrian247.2 - 242.0Italy L. misanii (233832)
Illyrian247.2 - 242.0Italy (Lombardy) L. misanii (44581)
Illyrian247.2 - 242.0Switzerland (Ticino) Aplococeras misanii (44684 44692 44693 44694)
Illyrian247.2 - 242.0Italy (Trentino) Aplococeras misanii (213258)
Middle Triassic247.2 - 237.0Italy (Trento) Dinarites misanii (202272)
Ladinian242.0 - 237.0Italy (Trentino) L. glaucus (211846)
Ladinian242.0 - 237.0Italy (South Tyrol) Dinarites misanii (211758) L. glaucus (205129 212009)
Ladinian242.0 - 237.0Hungary (Bakony) Dinarites misanii (211759)
Ladinian242.0 - 237.0Italy L. glaucus (50821)
Carnian237.0 - 228.0Italy (Lombardy) L. glaucus (56922)
Carnian237.0 - 228.0USA (California) L. sp. (205009)
Carnian237.0 - 228.0Italy L. glaucus (164191 212025)
Julian235.0 - 232.0Italy Goniatites bronnii (145649) L. glaucus (50843 50845 50850 50851 50852 50855 50858 50863 50864 50865 50867 50869 50870 50872 50873 141955 141957 141960 141962 141965 141967 141972 141973 141977 142034 142041 142042 142043 142044 142046 142050 142052 142053 142057 142060 142063 159575) L. sp., L. glaucus (142054)