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Eocephalites primus

Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Sphaeroceratidae

Taxonomy
Eocephalites primus was named by Imlay (1967). It is a mold. It is the type species of Eocephalites.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1967Eocephalites primus Imlay

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderAmmonitidaHaeckel 1866
suborderAmmonitinaHyatt 1889
superfamilyStephanoceratoidea(Newmayr 1875)
familySphaeroceratidaeBuckman 1920
genusEocephalites
speciesprimus

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.

†Eocephalites primus Imlay 1967
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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: Bajocian or 170.90000 to 168.20000 Ma

Collections (17 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Bajocian170.9 - 168.2USA (Wyoming ) Eocephalites primus (167071 167072 167074 167075 167076 167081 167082 167083 167085)
Bajocian170.9 - 168.2USA (Utah) Eocephalites primus (167099 167101 167102 167112 167115)
Bajocian170.9 - 168.2USA (Wyoming) Eocephalites primus (167070 167088 167093)