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Distichitidae

Cephalopoda - Ceratitida - Distichitidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1920Distichitidae Diener
1980Distichitidae Tozer p. 111
1981Distichitidae Tatzreiter
1981Distichitidae Tozer
1994Distichitidae Tozer p. 199
2019Distichitidae Krystyn et al. p. 239

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderCeratitidaHyatt 1884
superfamilyTrachyceratoidea(Haug 1894)
familyDistichitidaeDiener 1920
familyDistichitidaeDiener 1920

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. †Distichitidae Diener 1920
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G. †Distichites Mojsisovics 1893
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Distichites canadensis McLearn 1940
Distichites celticus Mojsisovics 1893
Distichites falcatus Diener 1923
Distichites gethingi McLearn 1940
Distichites harpalos Dittmar 1866
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Invalid names: Distichites palliseri McLearn 1947 [synonym]
Distichites kmetyi Mojsisovics 1893
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Invalid names: Distichites younghusbandi Diener 1906 [synonym]
Distichites leptacanthus Diener 1923
Distichites megacanthus Mojsisovics 1893
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Invalid names: Distichites hypsacanthus Diener 1923 [synonym]
Distichites mesacanthus Diener 1923
Distichites minos Mojsisovics 1893
Distichites sollasii Diener 1906
Distichites tropicus Diener 1923
G. †Ectolcites Mojsisovics 1893
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Ectolcites hochstetteri Mojsisovics 1893
Ectolcites hollandi Diener 1906
Ectolcites pseudoaries von Hauer 1850
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Invalid names: Ectolcites arietiformis Diener 1906 [synonym], Ectolcites duncani Diener 1906 [synonym]
Ectolcites sidoniae Diener 1920
G. †Leiodistichites Tozer 1994
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Leiodistichites beachi Tozer 1994
Leiodistichites hacqueti Mojsisovics 1893
G. †Mesodistichites Krystyn et al. 2019
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Mesodistichites evolutus Krystyn et al. 2019
Mesodistichites tozeri Seyed-Emami 1975
G. †Paradistichites Diener 1916
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G. †Pleurodistichites Tozer 1980
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Pleurodistichites hindei von Mojsisovics 1896
Pleurodistichites lilli Guembel 1861
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Invalid names: Dittmarites lilliformis Diener 1908 [synonym]
G. †Trachypleuraspidites Diener 1906
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Invalid names: Distichites tingriensis Wang and He 1976 [synonym]
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 2004, Kiessling 2003

Age range: Alaunian or 215.56000 to 212.00000 Ma

Collections (43 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Carnian - Norian237.0 - 208.5Austria Ectolcites sidoniae (222675)
Norian228.0 - 208.5Canada (British Columbia) Ectolcites sp. (200141)
Norian228.0 - 208.5Oman Paradistichites sp. (101398)
Norian228.0 - 208.5India Arpadites hindei (85471)
Alaunian215.56 - 212.0Nepal Distichites harpalos, Trachypleuraspidites griffithi, Pleurodistichites trailli (92142)
Alaunian215.56 - 212.0Iran Mesodistichites sp., Mesodistichites tozeri, Mesodistichites evolutus (200273) Mesodistichites tozeri, Mesodistichites evolutus (200277)
Alaunian215.56 - 212.0Canada (British Columbia) Distichites canadensis (137100) Distichites canadensis, Leiodistichites ursidens (141711 141713) Distichites columbianus, Distichites canadensis, Pleurodistichites stotti (141707) Distichites columbianus, Distichites gethingi (139137) Distichites gethingi (137037 141705 141706 141729) Distichites gethingi, Distichites canadensis (46630) Distichites gethingi, Distichites canadensis, Leiodistichites ursidens (46631) Distichites gethingi, Leiodistichites ursidens (141680) Distichites gethingi, Pleurodistichites stotti (138026) Ectolcites childerhosei (141661 141733) Leiodistichites beachi (141724) Leiodistichites ursidens (141682 141722) Pleurodistichites hindei (137102) Pleurodistichites sp., Distichites gethingi (141696)
Alaunian215.56 - 212.0Indonesia Distichites falcatus (170397) Distichites falcatus, Ectolcites hollandi (220204) Distichites hacqueti, Distichites harpalos, Distichites megacanthus (220207) Distichites harpalos, Distichites kmetyi, Distichites sollasii, Paradistichites ectolcitiformis (170396) Distichites harpalos, Distichites kmetyi, Trachypleuraspidites malayicus (220211) Distichites harpalos, Distichites megacanthus, Distichites kmetyi, Distichites mesacanthus, Distichites leptacanthus (139412) Distichites kmetyi, Paradistichites ectolcitiformis, Ectolcites hollandi (220205) Distichites megacanthus (220214) Distichites megacanthus, Distichites kmetyi, Trachypleuraspidites malayicus (220210) Distichites megacanthus, Distichites tropicus, Paradistichites ectolcitiformis (151058) Distichites tropicus (151066) Ectolcites pseudoaries, Distichites falcatus, Ectolcites hollandi (151063) Ectolcites pseudoaries, Ectolcites hochstetteri (151065) Ectolcites pseudoaries, Ectolcites hollandi (151064) Paradistichites ectolcitiformis (151067 170398)