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Epivirgatites (Biplicioceras) bipliciformis

Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Perisphinctidae

Taxonomy
Perisphinctes bipliciformis was named by Nikitin (1881).

It was recombined as Biplicioceras bipliciformis by Muravin (2013); it was recombined as Epivirgatites (Biplicioceras) bipliciformis by Rogov et al. (2017).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1881Perisphinctes bipliciformis Nikitin
2013Biplicioceras bipliciformis Muravin
2017Epivirgatites (Biplicioceras) bipliciformis Rogov et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassAmmonoidea()
RankNameAuthor
orderAmmonitidaHaeckel 1866
suborderAmmonitinaHyatt 1889
superfamilyPerisphinctoidea(Steinman 1890)
familyPerisphinctidaeSteinmann 1890
subfamilyDorsoplanitinaeArkell 1950
genusEpivirgatitesSpath 1924
subgenusBipliciocerasIvanov 1986
speciesbipliciformis(Nikitin 1881)

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.

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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 2003, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Kimmeridgian to the top of the Late/Upper Tithonian or 154.80000 to 143.10000 Ma

Collections (8 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Kimmeridgian154.8 - 149.2Russian Federation Epivirgatites bipliciformis (190570)
Early/Lower Tithonian149.2 - 145.06Russian Federation Epivirgatites bipliciformis (190575 190684 190833 190843 190876)
Tithonian149.2 - 143.1Russian Federation Epivirgatites bipliciformis (59186)
Late/Upper Tithonian145.06 - 143.1Russian Federation Epivirgatites bipliciformis (190562)