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Puzosia (Puzosia) planulatus

Cephalopoda - Desmoceratidae

Taxonomy
Ammonites planulatus was named by Sowerby (1827). It is a 3D body fossil. It is the type species of Puzosia, Puzosia (Puzosia).

It was recombined as Puzosia planulata by Bayle (1878), Douville (1879), Choffat (1905), Glaessner (1958); it was recombined as Puzosia (Parapuzosia) planulatus by Anderson (1958); it was recombined as Puzosia (Puzosia) planulatus by Wright and Kennedy (1984), Kennedy (1994), Kennedy (1994).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1827Ammonites planulatus Sowerby p. 134 figs. pl. 570, fig. 5
1878Puzosia planulata Bayle figs. pl. 45
1879Puzosia planulata Douville p. 91
1905Puzosia planulata Choffat p. 39
1958Puzosia (Parapuzosia) planulatus Anderson p. 237
1958Puzosia planulata Glaessner p. 216 figs. Pl 25, fig 3
1984Puzosia (Puzosia) planulatus Wright and Kennedy p. 54
1994Puzosia (Puzosia) planulatus Kennedy p. 219

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassColeoideaBather 1888
RankNameAuthor
superorderAmmonoida()
suborderAmmonitinaHyatt 1889
superfamilyDesmoceratoidea(Zittel 1895)
familyDesmoceratidaeZittel 1895
subfamilyPuzosiinaeSpath 1922
genusPuzosiaBayle 1878
subgenusPuzosiaBayle 1878
speciesplanulatus(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.

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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: fast-movingc
Life habit: nektonicc
Diet: carnivorec
Vision: well-developedc
Created: 2004-02-28 11:51:48
Modified: 2023-08-18 17:28:37
Source: c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Albian to the top of the Late/Upper Cenomanian or 106.30000 to 93.90000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Albian106.3 - 100.5Angola Puzosia planulata (210888)
Late/Upper Albian106.3 - 100.5Papua New Guinea Puzosia planulata (174833)
Late/Upper Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9USA (California) Puzosia planulata (158105)