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Zaghouanites

Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Lytoceratidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2002Zaghouanites Rakús and Guex p. 69
2010Zaghouanites Hoffmann p. 35

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderAmmonitida
suborderAmmonitinaHyatt 1889
superfamilyLytoceratoidea(Neumayr 1875)
familyLytoceratidaeNeumayr 1875
subfamilyLytoceratinaeNeumayr 1875
genusZaghouanites

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. †Zaghouanites Rakús and Guex 2002
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Zaghouanites arcanum Wiedenmayer 1977
Zaghouanites bettonii Fucini 1920
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
shell height626.710.548.028.612.2
shell diameter665.524.6118.069.830.5
shell inflation620.76.9035.024.29.62

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: base of the Jamesoni to the top of the Ibex or 189.60000 to 183.00000 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Jamesoni - Ibex189.6 - 183.0Tunisia Z. arcanum (170517 170519)
Late/Upper Pliensbachian189.6 - 183.0Morocco Z. arcanum (206684) Z. sp. (206691)
Margaritatus189.6 - 183.0Tunisia Z. bettonii (170547)
Spinatum189.6 - 183.0Morocco Z. sp. (203737)