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Puzosia quenstedti

Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Desmoceratidae

Taxonomy

Desmoceras quenstedti was named by Parona and Bonarelli (1897). It is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Puzosia quenstedti by Haas (1942), Renz (1982).

Subspecies

P. angolana, P. applanata

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

P. androiavensis, P. austeni, P. decemsulcata, P. furnicata, P. furnitana, P. furnitana, P. gortanii, P. guadama, P. japonica, P. kiliani, P. ligata, P. malandiandrensis, P. manasoaensis, P. mayori, P. mayori, P. mozambica, P. orientalis, P. provinciale, P. provincialis, P. provincialis, P. recticostata, P. vegaensis, P. saintoursi, P. plicatulum, P. bushgrovensis

Synonymy list

Year	Name and author
1897	Desmoceras quenstedti Parona and Bonarelli p. 81 figs. pl. 11, fig. 3
1942	Puzosia quenstedti Haas p. 149 figs. Pl 37, figs 2-9; pl 1, figs 1-6; text-figs 20a-g
1982	Puzosia quenstedti Renz p. 34

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Rank	Name	Author
kingdom	Animalia	()
—	Bilateria
—	Eubilateria	Ax 1987
—	Protostomia
—	Spiralia
superphylum	Lophotrochozoa
phylum	Mollusca
class	Cephalopoda	Cuvier 1797

Rank	Name	Author
subclass	Ammonoidea	()
order	Ammonitida	Haeckel 1866
suborder	Ammonitina	Hyatt 1889
superfamily	Desmoceratoidea	(Zittel 1895)
family	Desmoceratidae	Zittel 1895
subfamily	Puzosiinae	Spath 1922
genus	Puzosia	Bayle 1878
species	quenstedti	(Parona and Bonarelli 1897)

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.

†Puzosia quenstedti Parona and Bonarelli 1897

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†Puzosia quenstedti angolana Haas 1942

†Puzosia quenstedti applanata Haas 1942

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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 Early/Lower Albian to the top of the Late/Upper Albian or 113.20000 to 100.50000 Ma

Collections (8 total)

Time interval	Ma	Country or state	Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Albian	113.2 - 110.1	France	Puzosia quenstedti (56561)
Albian	113.2 - 100.5	Madagascar	Puzosia quenstedti (98216 98235 98244)
Middle Albian	110.1 - 106.3	Venezuela	Puzosia quenstedti (87945)
Middle Albian	110.1 - 106.3	France	Puzosia quenstedti (233804)
Late/Upper Albian	106.3 - 100.5	Angola	Puzosia quenstedti (83840)
Late/Upper Albian	106.3 - 100.5	Serbia	Puzosia quenstedti (239132)