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Megalytoceras
Taxonomy
Megalytoceras was named by Buckman (1905) [Sepkoski's age data: J Toar-u J Bajo]. It is not extant. It is the type genus of Megalytoceratinae.
It was assigned to Ammonoidea by Sepkoski (2002); to Phylloceratinae by Pallini et al. (2004); and to Megalytoceratinae by Hoffmann (2010), Galácz and Kassai (2012) and Whicher et al. (2023).
It was assigned to Ammonoidea by Sepkoski (2002); to Phylloceratinae by Pallini et al. (2004); and to Megalytoceratinae by Hoffmann (2010), Galácz and Kassai (2012) and Whicher et al. (2023).
Species
Synonyms
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Synonymy list
Year | Name and author |
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1905 | Megalytoceras Buckman |
1957 | Asapholytoceras Arkell et al. p. L196 |
2002 | Asapholytoceras Sepkoski |
2002 | Megalytoceras Sepkoski |
2002 | Metrolytoceras Sepkoski |
2004 | Megalytoceras Pallini et al. p. 6 |
2010 | Megalytoceras Hoffmann p. 51 |
2012 | Megalytoceras Galácz and Kassai |
2023 | Megalytoceras Whicher et al. p. 239 |
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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. †Megalytoceras Buckman 1905
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†Megalytoceras amplum Oppel 1862
†Megalytoceras confusum Buckman 1881
†Megalytoceras kasakovae Beznosov 1958
†Megalytoceras metretum Buckman 1923
†Megalytoceras rasile Vacek 1886
†Megalytoceras rubescens Dumortier 1874
†Megalytoceras trapeza Quenstedt 1886
Invalid names: Asapholytoceras [synonym], Metrolytoceras [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available