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Leptoceras

Cephalopoda - Ammonoida - Protancyloceratidae

Taxonomy
Leptoceras was named by Uhlig (1883) [Sepkoski's age data: K Berr-u K Vala-u]. Its type is Ancyloceras brunneri.

It was reranked as Crioceras (Leptoceras) by Uhlig (1883).

It was assigned to Crioceras by Uhlig (1883); to Leptoceratinae by Manolov (1962); to Ammonoidea by Sepkoski (2002); and to Protancyloceratidae by Klein et al. (2007).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1883Crioceras (Leptoceras) Uhlig
1883Leptoceras Uhlig p. 136
1962Leptoceras Manolov p. 531
1966Protoleptoceras Nikolov p. 839
2002Leptoceras Sepkoski
2007Leptoceras Klein et al. p. 18

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
RankNameAuthor
subclassColeoideaBather 1888
orderAmmonoida(Haeckel 1866)
orderAmmonitidaHaeckel 1866
suborderAncyloceratinaWiedmann 1966
superfamilyProtancyloceratoideaBreistroffer 1947
familyProtancyloceratidaeBreistroffer 1947
genusLeptocerasUhlig 1883

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. †Leptoceras Uhlig 1883
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Leptoceras brunneri Ooster 1860
Leptoceras hubachi Royo and Gomez 1945
Leptoceras studeri Ooster 1860
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Invalid names: Protoleptoceras jelevi Nikolov 1966 [synonym]
Leptoceras ubalaense Haas 1960
Invalid names: Protoleptoceras Nikolov 1966 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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: base of the Late/Upper Tithonian to the top of the Barremian or 150.80000 to 125.00000 Ma

Collections (21 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Tithonian150.8 - 145.0Iraq (Zakho) L. spp. (192418)
Late/Upper Tithonian150.8 - 145.0Colombia (Meta) L. sp. 1 (191958) L. sp. 2 (191971)
Late/Upper Berriasian145.0 - 140.2Colombia L. hubachi (83867)
Berriasian145.0 - 139.8Colombia (Meta) L. hubachi (191980)
Berriasian145.0 - 139.8Poland L. jelevi (65206)
Berriasian145.0 - 139.8Spain L. studeri (64960 64965 64970 64982 64986 65291 65292 65293 65294 65317)
Berriasian - Valanginian145.0 - 132.9Colombia L. sp. (83869)
Early/Lower Valanginian140.2 - 136.4Colombia L. ublanese (83870 83871)
Hauterivian - Barremian132.9 - 125.0Colombia L. ubalense (83866)
Barremian129.4 - 125.0Trinidad and Tobago L. sp. (68921)