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Deltocymatoceras leiotropis

Cephalopoda - Nautilida - Nautilidae

Taxonomy
Nautilus leiotropis was named by Schluter (1876). It is the type species of Deltocymatoceras.

It was recombined as Deltocymatoceras leiotropis by Kummel (1956) and Shimansky (1975); it was recombined as Angulithes leiotropis by Wiedmann (1960); it was misspelled as Deltocymatoceras leiotrops by Wittler et al. (1999).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1876Nautilus leiotropis Schluter
1956Deltocymatoceras leiotropis Kummel p. 438
1960Angulithes leiotropis Wiedmann p. 193
1975Deltocymatoceras leiotropis Shimansky p. 122
1999Deltocymatoceras leiotrops Wittler et al. p. 32 figs. 44-46

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassNautiloideaAgassiz 1847
orderNautilidaAgassiz 1847
superfamilyNautiloidea(de Blainville 1825)
familyNautilidaede Blainville 1825
genusDeltocymatoceras
speciesleiotropis(Schluter 1876)

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.

Deltocymatoceras leiotropis Schluter 1876
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragoniteo
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: actively mobilef
Life habit: nektonicf
Diet: carnivoref
Vision: well-developedc
Created: 2009-09-27 10:10:59
Modified: 2009-09-27 12:10:59
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2003

Age range: Early/Lower Coniacian or 89.30000 to 85.80000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Coniacian89.3 - 85.8Germany Deltocymatoceras leiotrops (171192)