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Aristoptychites

Cephalopoda - Ceratitida - Ptychitidae

Taxonomy
Aristoptychites was named by Diener (1916) [Sepkoski's age data: Tr Ladi-u Sepkoski's reference number: 302]. It is not extant. Its type is Ptychites gerardi.

It was assigned to Ptychitidae by Spath (1951), Tozer (1981); and to Ceratitida by Sepkoski (2002).

Species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1916Aristoptychites Diener
1951Aristoptychites Spath p. 150
1981Aristoptychites Tozer p. 94
2002Aristoptychites Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderCeratitidaHyatt 1884
superfamilyPinacoceratoidea(Mojsisovics 1879)
familyPtychitidae()
genusAristoptychitesDiener 1916

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.

G. †Aristoptychites Diener 1916
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Aristoptychites gerardi Blanford 1863
Aristoptychites kolymensis Kiparisova 1937
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
shell height427.626.032.026.52.87
shell diameter454.351.063.052.05.69
shell inflation411.410.014.011.01.73

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 2003, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Illyrian to the top of the Fassanian or 243.33000 to 239.48000 Ma

Collections (7 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Illyrian243.33 - 241.464Greece (Epidavros) A. sp. (211431)
Fassanian241.464 - 239.48Svalbard and Jan Mayen A. kolymensis (144477 144478 144479)
Ladinian241.464 - 237.0Afghanistan (Paktia) A. amarassicus (41679) A. mennessieri (41681)
Ladinian241.464 - 237.0Russian Federation A. kolymensis (202903)