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Pachyproptychites otoceratoides

Cephalopoda - Ceratitida - Proptychitidae

Taxonomy
Proptychites otoceratoides was named by Diener (1895). It is the type species of Pachyproptychites.

It was recombined as Pachyproptychites otoceratoides by Spath (1934), Shigeta and Zakharov (2009).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1895Proptychites otoceratoides Diener
1934Pachyproptychites otoceratoides Spath
2009Pachyproptychites otoceratoides Shigeta and Zakharov p. 108 figs. 96, 97

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderCeratitidaHyatt 1884
suborderMeekoceratina
superfamilyMeekoceratoideaWaagen 1895
familyProptychitidaeWaagen 1895
genusPachyproptychitesDiener 1916
speciesotoceratoides(Diener 1895)

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
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
shell height229.223.835.929.98.56
shell diameter261.551.373.762.515.8
shell inflation210.810.611.010.80.283

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 2004, Kiessling 2003

Age range: Griesbachian or 251.90200 to 250.50000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Griesbachian251.902 - 250.5Russian Federation Pachyproptychites otoceratoides (90208)