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Episculitidae

Cephalopoda - Ceratitida - Episculitidae

Taxonomy
Episculitinae was named by Spath (1951).

It was reranked as the family Episculitidae by Tozer (1981) and Tozer (1994).

It was assigned to Haloritidae by Spath (1951) and Tatzreiter (1981); and to Tropitaceae by Tozer (1981) and Tozer (1994).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1951Episculitinae Spath p. 113
1981Episculitinae Tatzreiter
1981Episculitidae Tozer
1994Episculitidae Tozer p. 252

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

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.

Fm. †Episculitidae Spath 1951
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G. †Episculites Spath 1951
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†Episculites browni McLearn 1939
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Invalid names: Isculites ornatus McLearn 1947 [synonym]
†Episculites crassus Tozer 1994
†Episculites decrescens Hauer 1855
†Episculites eunapii Diener 1923
†Episculites subdecrescens Mojsisovics 1893
†Episculites teres McLearn 1947
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Invalid names: Isculites corpulentus McLearn 1947 [synonym]
†Episculites wrighti Tozer 1994
G. †Hypisculites Spath 1951
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†Hypisculites dieneri Pakuckas 1928
†Hypisculites minor Tozer 1994
†Hypisculites stelcki McLearn 1940
G. †Martolites Diener 1916
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†Martolites kraffti Diener 1906
G. †Parisculites Tozer 1994
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†Parisculites mundus McLearn 1947
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Invalid names: Lecanites beattii McLearn 1947 [synonym]
†Parisculites obolinus Dittmar 1886
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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 2003, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Tuvalian to the top of the Alaunian or 232.00000 to 212.00000 Ma

Collections (22 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Tuvalian232.0 - 221.5USA (California) Tornquistites obolinus (33324)
Alaunian215.56 - 212.0Indonesia Episculites eunapii (220210) Episculites teres (151058 170396 170398) Episculites teres, Episculites eunapii (139412) Episculites teres, Episculites subdecrescens (220207)
Alaunian215.56 - 212.0Canada (British Columbia) Daphnites stelcki (137049) Episculites browni, Episculites teres (46631) Episculites crassus (141678) Episculites teres (137030 137097 137100 141712 141724) Episculites wrighti (137691 139116) Hypisculites minor (137675) Hypisculites stelcki (141725) Isculites browni, Isculites ornatus, Episculites teres (46630) Lecanites mundus, Lecanites beattii (46568) Parisculites mundus (141702)