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Epiceltites gentii

Cephalopoda - Ceratitida - Paranannitidae

Taxonomy
Epiceltites gentii was named by Arthaber (1911). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Kcira, which is in a Spathian marine limestone in the Han-Bulog Formation of Albania.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1911Epiceltites gentii Arthaber
1934Epiceltites gentii Spath
1948Epiceltites gentii Renz and Renz p. 43 figs. Pl 1, fig 9
1969Epiceltites gentii Kummel p. 447 figs. Pl 3, figs 10,11; pl 35, figs 6,7, text-fig 26
2003Epiceltites gentii Mertmann and Jacobshagen p. 430 figs. Pl 2, fig 14; text-fig 23
2016Epiceltites genfii Tongtherm et al.
2024Epiceltites gentii Shigeta et al. p. 31 fig. 24

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderCeratitidaHyatt 1884
suborderCeratitinaHyatt 1884
familyParanannitidaeSpath 1930
genusEpiceltitesArthaber 1911
speciesgentiiArthaber 1911

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.

†Epiceltites gentii Arthaber 1911
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmean
shell diameter129.7

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: Spathian or 248.10000 to 246.70000 Ma

Collections (12 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Olenekian249.9 - 246.7Svalbard and Jan Mayen (Barentsøya) Epiceltites gentii (212890)
Olenekian249.9 - 246.7Greece Epiceltites gentii (72319 73174)
Olenekian - Anisian249.9 - 241.464Thailand Epiceltites genfii (211353)
Spathian248.1 - 246.7Albania Epiceltites gentii (type locality: 97000)
Spathian248.1 - 246.7Japan Epiceltites gentii (186961 236960 236969) Yvesgalleticeras sp., Columbites parisianus (173664)
Spathian248.1 - 246.7Greece Epiceltites gentii (112607 112608 112609)