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Peripetoceras freieslebeni

Cephalopoda - Nautilida - Liroceratidae

Taxonomy
Nautilus freieslebeni was named by Geinitz (1843) [Sometimes listed as Geinitz (1841) but the species name freieslebeni was not used in that publication. Geinitz (1843) uses the name in a table but without illustration or description.]. It is the type species of Peripetoceras.

It was recombined as Peripetoceras frieslebeni by Hyatt (1894); it was recombined as Peripetoceras freieslebeni by Kummel (1963), Hollingworth and Pettigrew (1988) and Diedrich (2009).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1843Nautilus freieslebeni Geinitz p. 95
1848Nautilus freieslebeni Howse p. 237
1850Nautilus freieslebeni King p. 219 figs. Pl 17, figs 13-16, 20
1850Nautilus bowerbankianus King p. 220 figs. Pl 17, figs 17-19
1857Nautilus freieslebeni Howse p. 471 figs. Pl 4, fig 26
1861Nautilus freieslebeni Geinitz p. 42 figs. Pl 11, fig 7
1894Peripetoceras frieslebeni Hyatt
1963Peripetoceras freieslebeni Kummel p. 353 figs. Pl 10, figs 1-3; pl 11, figs 1,2
1988Peripetoceras freieslebeni Hollingworth and Pettigrew fig. 25
2009Peripetoceras freieslebeni Diedrich p. 78 figs. 8e, 13-18

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassNautilia(Wade 1988)
orderNautilidaAgassiz 1847
superfamilyClydonautiloidea(Hyatt in Zittel 1900)
familyLiroceratidae
genusPeripetoceras
speciesfreieslebeni()

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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Invalid names: Nautilus bowerbankianus King 1850 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
shell diameter241.535.149.042.09.83

Composition: aragoniteo
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: nektobenthico
Diet: carnivoreo
Vision: well-developedc
Created: 2005-01-28 02:35:00
Modified: 2009-09-27 12:10:42
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Kiessling 2003

Age range: Wuchiapingian or 259.90000 to 254.17000 Ma

Collections (20 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Wuchiapingian259.9 - 254.17United Kingdom Nautilus freieslebeni (130772 130834 130863 130869 130870 130871 130872)
Wuchiapingian259.9 - 254.17United Kingdom (England) Ammonites sp. (116168) Nautilus bowerbankianus (83171) Nautilus freieslebeni (95677 130765) Nautilus freieslebeni, Nautilus bowerbankianus (130766) Peripetoceras freieslebeni (89594)
Wuchiapingian259.9 - 254.17United Kingdom (Durham) Nautilus freieslebeni (130833)
Wuchiapingian259.9 - 254.17Germany Nautilus sp. (118856 118857) Peripetoceras freieslebeni (130275 130276 130277 130279)