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Pseudoneoptychites venezolanus

Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Vascoceratidae

Taxonomy
Pseudoneoptychites venezolanus was named by Renz (1982). Its type specimen is Re6799-9, a shell, and it is a mold. Its type locality is Assemblage 1, La Morita [Chejendé Mbr, La Luna Fm], which is in a Turonian marine siliciclastic in the La Luna Formation of Venezuela.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1982Pseudoneoptychites venezolanus Renz p. 85 figs. pl. 26, figs. 1a-b

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderAmmonitida
suborderAmmonitinaHyatt 1889
superfamilyAcanthoceratoidea(de Grossouvre 1894)
familyVascoceratidaeDouvillé 1912
genusPseudoneoptychitesLeanza 1967
speciesvenezolanus

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 2004, Kiessling 2003

Age range: Early/Lower Turonian or 93.50000 to 89.30000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Turonian93.5 - 89.3Venezuela Pseudoneoptychites venezolanus (type locality: 88078)