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Spitidiscus rotula

Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Holcodiscidae

Taxonomy
Ammonites rotula was named by Sowerby (1827). It is the type species of Spitidiscus.

It was recombined as Spitidiscus rotula by Reboulet (1996).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
S. andrussowi, S. cankovi, S. hugii, S. incertus, S. inflatus, S. lorioli, S. meneghini, S. mikadiensis, S. pavlowi, S. pechhanslensis, S. rawsoni, S. vandeckii, S. vendeckii
Entered
by M. Clapham on 2019-04-27

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1827Ammonites rotula Sowerby
1996Spitidiscus rotula Reboulet p. 160 figs. Pl 32, figs 12,13

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderAmmonitidaHaeckel 1866
suborderAmmonitinaHyatt 1889
superfamilyPerisphinctaceaeSteinman 1890
familyHolcodiscidaeSpath 1924
subfamilySpitidiscinaeVermeulen and Thieuloy 1999
genusSpitidiscusKilian 1910
speciesrotula(Sowerby 1827)

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.

†Spitidiscus rotula Sowerby 1827
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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 Late/Upper Valanginian to the top of the Hauterivian or 137.05000 to 125.77000 Ma

Collections (14 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Valanginian137.05 - 132.6Portugal Spitidiscus rotula (65676)
Early/Lower Hauterivian132.6 - 125.77France Spitidiscus rotula (202608 202619 202620 202621 202652 202657 202660)
Early/Lower Hauterivian132.6 - 125.77Italy Spitidiscus rotula (12774 65865)
Hauterivian132.6 - 125.77Portugal Spitidiscus rotula (65729 65740)
Hauterivian132.6 - 125.77France (Provence) Spitidiscus rotula (56061 56775)