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Polymorphites confusus

Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Polymorphitidae

Taxonomy
Ammonites confusus was named by Quenstedt (1856).

It was recombined as Uptonia confusa by Meister (1986), Alkaya and Meister (1995); it was recombined as Polymorphites confusus by Smith and Tipper (1996).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
P. birchoides, P. bronnii, P. confosus, P. lineatus, P. quadratus, P. trivialis

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1856Ammonites confusus Quenstedt
1986Uptonia confusa Meister p. 39 figs. Pl 5, figs 2,4
1995Uptonia confusa Alkaya and Meister p. 155 figs. Pl 8, figs 2,7; pl 9, fig 2
1996Polymorphites confusus Smith and Tipper p. 32

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderAmmonitidaHaeckel 1866
suborderAmmonitinaHyatt 1889
superfamilyEoderoceratoidea(Spath 1929)
familyPolymorphitidae
subfamilyPolymorphitinae
genusPolymorphitesHaug 1887
speciesconfusus(Quenstedt 1856)

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.

†Polymorphites confusus Quenstedt 1856
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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: Whiteavesi or 189.20000 to 186.20000 Ma

Collections (14 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Raricostatum - Ibex199.5 - 184.2Türkiye Uptonia confusa (147339)
Jamesoni192.9 - 184.2Türkiye Uptonia confusa (147327)
Jamesoni192.9 - 184.2France Uptonia confusa (147966 148168)
Pliensbachian192.9 - 184.2Canada (British Columbia) Polymorphites confusus (33131 33145 33217)
Imlayi189.2 - 186.2Canada (British Columbia) Polymorphites confusus (33126 33178 33180 33187)
Whiteavesi189.2 - 186.2Canada (British Columbia) Polymorphites confusus (32809 33133 33138)