Eleniceras tchechitevi
| Eleniceras tchechitevi Temporal range: Hauterivian
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| Eleniceras tchechitevi, Lower Hauterivian, Stevrek, (Coll. St. Breskovski) at the Sofia University "St. Kliment Ohridski" Museum of Paleontology and Historical Geology | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Cephalopoda |
| Subclass: | †Ammonoidea |
| Order: | †Ammonitida |
| Family: | †Neocomitidae |
| Genus: | †Eleniceras |
| Species: | †E. tchechitevi
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| Binomial name | |
| †Eleniceras tchechitevi Breskovski, 1967
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Eleniceras tchechitevi is an extinct species of cephalopods belonging to the Ammonoidea subclass.[1][2] This animal lived 140–129 million years ago during the Hauterivian in Europe.
Etymology
The specific name, tchechitevi, is in honour of Georgi Tchechitev, who was a Bulgarian geologist and stratigrapher.
References
- ^ Breskovski, St. (1967); "Eleniceras - genre nouveau d'ammonites hauterivien" Bull of the Geological Institute, Ser. Paleontology, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences XVI: 47-52.
- ^ "Eleniceras tchechitevi". Paleobiology Database. Retrieved 18 June 2023.
External links
Wikispecies has information related to Eleniceras tchechitevi.
- "Eleniceras tchechitevi". Paleobiology Database. Retrieved 18 June 2023.
- "Eleniceras tchechitevi". EOL (Encyclopaedia of Life).
- "Eleniceras tschechitevi". mindat.org. Retrieved 17 June 2023.
- Breskovski St. (1967). "Eleniceras - genre nouveau d'ammonites hauteriviens". Bulgarian Academy of Sciences - Bulletin of the Geological Institute - Series Paleontology (in French). XVI: 47–52.
- Wright C.W. with Callomon, J.H. and M.K. Howarth (1996). "Mollusca 4 Revised: Cretaceous Ammonoidea". In Roger L. Kaesler (ed.). Treatise on Invertebrate Paleontology Part L. Vol. 4. Boulder, Colorado and Lawrence, Kansas: The Geological Society of America & University of Kansas Press. p. 61, 66 – via Internet Archive.