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Ptychitaceae

Cephalopoda - Ceratitida

Taxonomy
Ptychitaceae was named by Mojsisovics (1882). Its type is Ptychites.

It was assigned to Ceratitida by Tozer (1994) and Fantini Sestini (1996).

Subtaxa
Eosagenitidae, Isculitidae
Sister taxa
Eosagenitidae, Isculitidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1882Ptychitaceae Mojsisovics
1994Ptychitaceae Tozer p. 132
1996Ptychitaceae Fantini Sestini

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
RankNameAuthor
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderCeratitidaHyatt 1884
superfamilyPtychitaceaeMojsisovics 1882
superfamilyPtychitaceaeMojsisovics 1882

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.

Superfm. †Ptychitaceae Mojsisovics 1882
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Fm. †Eosagenitidae Tozer 1994
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G. †Eosagenites Tozer 1971
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†Eosagenites gethingi McLearn 1937
G. †Girthiceras Diener 1909
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†Girthiceras pernodosum Diener 1909
Fm. †Isculitidae Spath 1951
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G. †Columbisculites Tozer 1994
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G. †Hypisculties Spath 1951
G. †Isculites Mojsisovics 1886
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†Isculites asseretoi Fantini Sestini 1988
†Isculites constrictus Bucher 1992
†Isculites hauerinus Stoliczka 1865
†Isculites heimi von Mojsisovics 1893
†Isculites meeki Hyatt and Smith 1905
†Isculites sphaericus Shevyrev 1968
†Isculites tozeri Silberling and Nichols 1982
Invalid names: Alloptychites Spath 1951 [synonym], Smithoceras Diener 1907 [synonym], Spitisculites Diener 1916 [objective synonym]
G. †Phyllosphaerites Shevyrev 1995
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†Phyllosphaerites obscurus Shevyrev 1995
G. †Ptychosphaerites Spath 1951
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†Ptychosphaerites globulus Arthaber 1896
Invalid names: Sphaerites Arthaber 1896 [replaced]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragoniteo
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: nektonico
Diet: carnivoreo
Vision: well-developedc
Created: 2005-01-28 02:33:06
Modified: 2005-10-06 16:36:47
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Kiessling 2003

Age range: base of the Aegean to the top of the Norian or 247.20000 to 208.50000 Ma

Collections (43 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Aegean247.2 - 242.0USA (Nevada) Isculites meeki (143265 143268) Ptychites meeki (33196)
Aegean247.2 - 242.0Canada (British Columbia) Columbisculites maclearni (114653 114654)
Anisian247.2 - 242.0India (Himachal Pradesh) Clydonites hauerinus (206199) Isculites hauerinus (206206)
Anisian247.2 - 242.0Nepal (Byans) Smithoceras drummondi (206207)
Bithynian247.2 - 242.0Turkey Isculites asseretoi (143857 143859 143861 143927 143930 143944)
Bithynian247.2 - 242.0Canada (British Columbia) Isculites tozeri (197410 197411 197413 197418)
Bithynian247.2 - 242.0USA (Nevada) Isculites constrictus (112744) Isculites tozeri (40754 109765 143260 143261 143262 143266 143270 143271)
Bithynian247.2 - 242.0Russian Federation Isculites sphaericus (99514 99516 99533 99535) Phyllosphaerites obscurus (143990)
Pelsonian247.2 - 242.0Canada (British Columbia) Isculites tozeri (197412)
Pelsonian247.2 - 242.0Austria Ptychosphaerites globulus (216624)
Pelsonian - Illyrian247.2 - 242.0Austria Sphaerites globulus (186975)
Longobardian242.0 - 235.0Canada (British Columbia) Eosagenites gethingi (43791 137017 137020 137021 137668 141644)
Carnian237.0 - 228.0India Isculites heimi (210926)
Norian228.0 - 208.5Nepal (Byans) Isculites sp. (214672)