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Lyticoceras

Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Neocomitidae

Taxonomy
Lyticoceras was named by Hyatt (1900) [Sepkoski's age data: K Vala K Haut-l]. Its type is Ammonites cryptoceras.

It was assigned to Neocomitinae by Reboulet (1996); to Ammonoidea by Sepkoski (2002); and to Endemoceratinae by Klein (2005) and Alsen (2006).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1900Lyticoceras Hyatt p. 586
1996Lyticoceras Reboulet p. 133
2001Endemoceras Mutterlose et al. p. 23
2002Lyticoceras Sepkoski
2005Lyticoceras Klein p. 340
2006Lyticoceras Alsen p. 121

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderAmmonitida
suborderAmmonitinaHyatt 1889
superfamilyPerisphinctoidea(Steinman 1890)
familyNeocomitidaeSalfeld 1921
subfamilyEndemoceratinaeSchindewolf 1966
genusLyticoceras

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. †Lyticoceras Hyatt 1900
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†Lyticoceras bargemensis Kilian 1910
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Invalid names: Lyticoceras claveli Busnardo and Thieuloy 1989 [synonym]
†Lyticoceras cryptoceras d'Orbigny 1840
†Lyticoceras nodosoplicatum Kilian and Reboul 1915
Invalid names: Endemoceras [synonym]
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 Valanginian to the top of the Early/Lower Hauterivian or 139.80000 to 130.00000 Ma

Collections (41 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Valanginian140.2 - 136.4Portugal Neocomites nodosoplicatus (65676)
Valanginian139.8 - 132.9Greenland L. sp. (83713)
Early/Lower Hauterivian136.4 - 130.0Argentina (Neuquen) L. pseudoregale (47202)
Early/Lower Hauterivian136.4 - 130.0Germany Endemoceras longinodum, Endemoceras sp. (50181)
Early/Lower Hauterivian136.4 - 130.0Spain (Comunidad Valenciana) L. kiliani, L. nodosoplicatum (169143)
Early/Lower Hauterivian136.4 - 130.0France L. bargemensis (202671 202677) L. cryptoceras (61554 202657) L. nodosoplicatum (202655 220977) L. sp. (202651 202652 202664 202676 202679 202680 220966) L. sp., L. bargemensis (202663 202665) L. sp., L. nodosoplicatum (202656 202658 202660 202662) L. sp., L. nodosoplicatum, L. cryptoceras (202650 202659 202661)
Early/Lower Hauterivian136.4 - 130.0Tunisia L. sp. (205635 205687 205691)
Hauterivian132.9 - 129.4France (Provence) L. sp. (56061) L. sp. 1 (56060) L. sp. 1, L. cryptoceras (56774) L. sp. 2 (56063) L. sp. 3, L. sp. 1, L. cryptoceras, Leopoldia bargemensis (56775) L. sp., L. sp. 1, L. cryptoceras (56053) Neocomites nodosoplicatus (56055) Neocomites nodosoplicatus, L. cryptoceras (56776)
Hauterivian132.9 - 129.4Portugal Neocomites nodosoplicatus (65729 65740)
Hauterivian132.9 - 129.4Poland Endemoceras sp., Endemoceras enode, Endemoceras noricum-enode, Endemoceras amblygonium (2099)