Basic info Taxonomic history Classification Included Taxa
Morphology Ecology and taphonomy External Literature Search Age range and collections

Simbirskites decheni

Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Polyptychitidae

Taxonomy
Ammonites decheni was named by Römer (1841). It is not a trace fossil. It is the type species of Simbirskites.

It was recombined as Simbirskites decheni by Alsen (2006).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
S. elatus, S. keini, S. kleini, S. progrediens

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1841Ammonites decheni Römer
2006Simbirskites decheni Alsen p. 117

Is something missing? Join the Paleobiology Database and enter the data

RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderAmmonitida
suborderAmmonitinaHyatt 1889
superfamilyPerisphinctaceaeSteinman 1890
familyPolyptychitidaeWedekind 1918
subfamilySimbirskitinae(Pavlow 1892)
genusSimbirskitesPavlow 1891
speciesdecheni(Römer 1841)

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.

†Simbirskites decheni Römer 1841
show all | hide all
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: Hauterivian or 132.90000 to 129.40000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Hauterivian132.9 - 129.4Svalbard and Jan Mayen Simbirskites decheni (212807 212978)