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Epihoplites
Classification
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Cephalopoda
Subclass:
Ammonoidea
Order:
Ammonitida
Suborder:
Ammonitina
Superfamily:
Hoplitaceae
Family:
Hoplitidae
Subfamily:
Hoplitinae
Formal Genus Name and Reference:
Epihoplites SPATH, 1925a, p. 81
Type Species:
Ammonites denarius J. de C. SOWERBY, 1826, p. 78, OD
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FIG. 91,5a,b. E. (E.) trifidus S PATH , Upper Albian, France; × 1 (Orbigny, 1840–1842).
Synonyms
Geographic Distribution
Europe, Transcaspia
Age Range
Beginning Stage in Treatise Usage:
Lower Cretaceous (Middle Albian)
Beginning International Stage:
Albian
Fraction Up In Beginning Stage:
25
Beginning Date:
110.03
Ending Stage in Treatise Usage:
Lower Cretaceous (Upper Albian)
Ending International Stage:
Albian
Fraction Up In Ending Stage:
100
Ending Date:
100.5
Description
Compressed to rather inflated, strong, rounded ribs branching in twos or threes from sharp umbilical tubercles, venter flat or slightly concave
References
Museum or Author Information
Classification
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Cephalopoda
Subclass:
Ammonoidea
Order:
Ammonitida
Suborder:
Ammonitina
Superfamily:
Hoplitaceae
Family:
Hoplitidae
Subfamily:
Hoplitinae
Formal Genus Name and Reference:
Epihoplites SPATH, 1925a, p. 81
Type Species:
Ammonites denarius J. de C. SOWERBY, 1826, p. 78, OD
Images
(Click to enlarge in a new window)
FIG. 91,5a,b. E. (E.) trifidus S PATH , Upper Albian, France; × 1 (Orbigny, 1840–1842).
Synonyms
Geographic Distribution
Europe, Transcaspia
Age Range
Beginning Stage in Treatise Usage:
Lower Cretaceous (Middle Albian)
Beginning International Stage:
Albian
Fraction Up In Beginning Stage:
25
Beginning Date:
110.03
Ending Stage in Treatise Usage:
Lower Cretaceous (Upper Albian)
Ending International Stage:
Albian
Fraction Up In Ending Stage:
100
Ending Date:
100.5
Description
Compressed to rather inflated, strong, rounded ribs branching in twos or threes from sharp umbilical tubercles, venter flat or slightly concave