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Wopfingites krystyni

Cephalopoda - Phylloceratida - Ussuritidae

Taxonomy
Wopfingites krystyni was named by Wiedmann (1970). Its type specimen is PIW 2032a, a shell, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Mühltals, north of Wopfing, which is in a Sevatian carbonate limestone in the Halstatt Formation of Austria. It is the type species of Wopfingites.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1970Wopfingites krystyni Wiedmann p. 975 figs. Pl 4, figs 1,2; text-fig 4e, 5, 20

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderPhylloceratida(Zittel 1884)
superfamilyUssuritoidea(Hyatt 1900)
familyUssuritidaeHyatt 1900
genusWopfingites
specieskrystyni

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.

Wopfingites krystyni Wiedmann 1970
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
shell height213.712.015.713.82.62
shell diameter238.432.046.039.09.90
shell inflation214.612.017.714.84.03

Composition: aragoniteo
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: nektonico
Diet: carnivoreo
Vision: well-developedc
Created: 2009-09-27 10:11:29
Modified: 2009-09-27 12:11:29
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2003

Age range: Sevatian or 212.00000 to 205.60000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Sevatian212.0 - 205.6Austria Wopfingites krystyni (type locality: 173628)