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Epipeltoceratinae

Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Aspidoceratidae

Taxonomy
Epipeltoceratinae was named by Donovan et al. (1981). Its type is Epipeltoceras.

It was assigned to Perisphinctidae by Schlegelmilch (1994); and to Aspidoceratidae by Schairer and Schlampp (2003).

Subtaxa
Epipeltoceras (type genus)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1981Epipeltoceratinae Donovan et al.
1994Epipeltoceratinae Schlegelmilch p. 66
2003Epipeltoceratinae Schairer and Schlampp p. 19

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderAmmonitida
suborderAmmonitinaHyatt 1889
superfamilyAspidoceratoideaZittel 1895
familyAspidoceratidaeZittel 1895
subfamilyEpipeltoceratinaeDonovan et al. 1981
subfamilyEpipeltoceratinaeDonovan et al. 1981

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.

Subfm. †Epipeltoceratinae Donovan et al. 1981
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†Epipeltoceras berrense Favre 1876
†Epipeltoceras bimammatus Quenstedt 1857
†Epipeltoceras semimammatum Quenstedt 1885
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: base of the Late/Upper Oxfordian to the top of the Oxfordian or 161.20000 to 157.30000 Ma

Collections (14 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Oxfordian163.5 - 157.3Algeria Epipeltoceras berrense (45049)
Oxfordian163.5 - 157.3Spain Epipeltoceras sp. (67866)
Oxfordian163.5 - 157.3United Kingdom (England) Epipeltoceras sp. (2105)
Late/Upper Oxfordian161.2 - 155.7Germany Epipeltoceras semimammatum (167935)
Late/Upper Oxfordian161.2 - 155.7France Epipeltoceras bimammatum (12306) Epipeltoceras bimammatum, Epipeltoceras treptense (12305) Epipeltoceras semiarmatum, Epipeltoceras berrense, Epipeltoceras semimammatum (12304) Epipeltoceras sp. (62731)
Late/Upper Oxfordian161.2 - 155.7Spain Epipeltoceras berrense (142595 142597) Epipeltoceras bimammatum (142598 142599 142601) Epipeltoceras semimammatum (142593)