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Dolikephalites

Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Macrocephalitidae

Taxonomy
Dolikephalites was named by Buckman (1923).

It was assigned to Macrocephalitidae by Arkell et al. (1957).

Species lacking formal opinion data
D. dolius, D. gracilis, D. subcompressus, D. typicus

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1923Dolikephalites Buckman
1957Dolikephalites Arkell et al. p. 294

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderAmmonitida
suborderAmmonitinaHyatt 1889
superfamilyStephanoceratoidea(Newmayr 1875)
familyMacrocephalitidae
genusDolikephalitesBuckman 1923

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. †Dolikephalites Buckman 1923
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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 2004, Kiessling 2003

Age range: Callovian or 166.10000 to 163.50000 Ma

Collections (21 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Bathonian167.7 - 164.7Madagascar (Boeny) D. typicus (234079)
Callovian166.1 - 163.5China D. typicus (64861)
Early/Lower Callovian164.7 - 161.2Madagascar (Toliara) D. gracilis, D. typicus, D. flexuosus (98171) D. subcompressus, D. flexuosus (98212)
Early/Lower Callovian164.7 - 161.2France D. dolius, D. gracilis (60427) D. dolius, D. typicus, D. gracilis, D. subcompressus (60565) D. gracilis (60426 60428) D. gracilis, D. dolius, D. typicus (60615) D. gracilis, D. sp. (60536) D. sp. (60535) D. typicus, D. subcompressus (60546 60550)
Early/Lower Callovian164.7 - 161.2Madagascar (Toamasina) D. flexuosus (234095)
Early/Lower Callovian164.7 - 161.2Madagascar D. flexuosus (98158 98185) D. flexuosus, D. subcompressus, D. typicus (98091) D. subcompressus (98094) D. typicus (98184)
Middle Callovian164.7 - 161.2France D. sp. (60538) D. subcompressus, D. typicus, D. gracilis, D. sp. (60554)