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Peripleurites

Cephalopoda - Ceratitida - Choristoceratidae

Taxonomy
Peripleurites was named by Mojsisovics (1893) [Sepkoski's age data: Tr Nori-u Sepkoski's reference number: 302]. Its type is Choristoceras (Peripleurites) roemeri.

It was assigned to Dinaritinae by Mojsisovics (1893); to Rhabdoceratidae by Tozer (1979), Tozer (1981), Tozer (1994); to Ceratitida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Choristoceratidae by Spath (1951), Riccardi (2019).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1893Peripleurites Mojsisovics
1951Peripleurites Spath p. 84
1979Peripleurites Tozer p. 133
1981Peripleurites Tozer p. 99
1994Peripleurites Tozer p. 265
2002Peripleurites Sepkoski
2019Peripleurites Riccardi p. 145

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderCeratitidaHyatt 1884
superfamilyChoristoceratoidea(Hyatt 1900)
familyChoristoceratidaeHyatt 1900
genusPeripleuritesMojsisovics 1893

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. †Peripleurites Mojsisovics 1893
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Peripleurites roemeri Mojsisovics 1893
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Invalid names: Choristoceras (Peripleurites) peruvianum Wiedmann 1973 [synonym]
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 2003, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Sevatian to the top of the Rhaetian or 211.18000 to 201.40000 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Sevatian211.18 - 205.7Canada (British Columbia) P. roemeri (139034 141700)
Sevatian - Rhaetian211.18 - 201.4Colombia (Tolima) P. boeckhi (101053) P. roemeri (101052)
Rhaetian205.7 - 201.4Slovakia Choristoceras boeckhi (49455)
Rhaetian205.7 - 201.4Canada (British Columbia) P. roemeri (141657)