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Episculites teres

Cephalopoda - Ceratitida - Episculitidae

Taxonomy
Isculites teres was named by McLearn (1947). Its type specimen is GSC 9493 and is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Episculites teres by Tatzreiter (1981) and Tozer (1994).

Synonyms
  • Isculites corpulentus was named by McLearn (1947). Its type specimen is GSC 9494 and is a 3D body fossil.

    It was synonymized subjectively with Episculites teres by Tozer (1994).
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1947Isculites corpulentus McLearn p. 1 figs. Pl 4, figs 9,10
1947Isculites teres McLearn p. 1 figs. Pl 4, fig 8
1981Episculites teres Tatzreiter
1994Episculites teres Tozer p. 253 figs. Pl 133, figs 10a,b; pl 141, figs 1-3; pl 142, figs 12,13; text-figs 108, 115b-e, 116a

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderCeratitidaHyatt 1884
superfamilyTropitaceae(Mojsisovics 1875)
familyEpisculitidae()
genusEpisculites
speciesteres(McLearn 1947)

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.

†Episculites teres McLearn 1947
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Invalid names: Isculites corpulentus McLearn 1947 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
shell height513.08.0018.115.05.17
shell diameter527.618.043.025.09.74
shell inflation56.554.0010.86.503.44

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: Alaunian or 215.56000 to 212.00000 Ma

Collections (12 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Alaunian215.56 - 212.0Canada (British Columbia) Episculites teres (46630 type locality: 46631 137030 137097 137100 141712 141724)
Alaunian215.56 - 212.0Indonesia Episculites teres (139412 151058 170396 170398 220207)