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Subcraspedites (Subcraspedites) plicomphalus

Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Craspeditidae

Taxonomy
Ammonites plicomphalus was named by Sowerby (1823). It is not a trace fossil. It is the type species of Subcraspedites, Subcraspedites (Subcraspedites).

It was recombined as Subcraspedites (Subcraspedites) plicomphalus by Spath (1947).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1823Ammonites plicomphalus Sowerby p. 145 figs. pl. 404
1947Subcraspedites (Subcraspedites) plicomphalus Spath p. 23

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderAmmonitidaHaeckel 1866
suborderAmmonitinaHyatt 1889
superfamilyPerisphinctoidea(Steinman 1890)
familyCraspeditidaeSpath 1934
genusSubcraspeditesSpath 1924
subgenusSubcraspeditesSpath 1924
speciesplicomphalus(Sowerby 1823)

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.

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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 2003, Kiessling 2004
Collections
No collection or age range data are available