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Epihoplites (Metaclavites)

Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Hoplitidae

Taxonomy
Epihoplites (Metaclavites) was named by Casey (1965).

It was reranked as Metaclavites by Novack-Gottshall (2022).

It was assigned to Epihoplites by Casey (1965) and Mosavinia et al. (2014); and to Hoplitinae by Novack-Gottshall (2022).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1965Epihoplites (Metaclavites) Casey
2002Gazdaganites Sepkoski
2014Epihoplites (Metaclavites) Mosavinia et al. p. 78
2022Metaclavites Novack-Gottshall

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderAmmonitida
suborderAmmonitinaHyatt 1889
superfamilyHoplitoidea(Douvillé 1890)
familyHoplitidaeDouvillé 1890
subfamilyHoplitinaeDouvillé 1890
genusEpihoplites
subgenusMetaclavitesCasey 1965

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.

Subg. †Epihoplites (Metaclavites) Casey 1965
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Invalid names: Epihoplites trapezoidalis Luppov 1961 [synonym]
Invalid names: Gazdaganites [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmean
shell height129.0
shell diameter175.0
shell inflation123.0

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 2003, Kiessling 2004

Age range: Late/Upper Albian or 105.30000 to 99.60000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Albian - Late/Upper Albian112.03 - 99.6France Metaclavites compressus (58861)
Late/Upper Albian105.3 - 99.6Iran Epihoplites iphitus (174583) Epihoplites sp. (174589 174594)