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Ptychites oppeli

Cephalopoda - Ceratitida - Ptychitidae

Taxonomy
Ptychites oppeli was named by von Mojsisovics (1882). It is not extant. Its type locality is Schreyeralm (Geol Reichsanstalt coll), which is in an Illyrian carbonate limestone in the Schreyeralm Formation of Austria.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1882Ptychites oppeli von Mojsisovics p. 248 figs. Pl. 71, figs 1, 3; Pl. 72, figs 1, 2
1896Ptychites oppeli Arthaber p. 94
2018Ptychites oppeli Vörös p. 137 figs. Pl 41, fig 6

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderCeratitidaHyatt 1884
superfamilyPinacoceratoidea(Mojsisovics 1879)
familyPtychitidae()
genusPtychitesMojsisovics 1875
speciesoppeli

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.

†Ptychites oppeli von Mojsisovics 1882
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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 Aegean to the top of the Illyrian or 246.70000 to 241.46400 Ma

Collections (19 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Aegean246.7 - 244.99Greece (Epidavros) Ptychites oppeli (211423)
Anisian246.7 - 241.464Hungary Ptychites oppeli (128397 128442 128444)
Anisian246.7 - 241.464Bosnia and Herzegovina Ptychites oppeli (206619 206722 206729 206731)
Bithynian244.99 - 244.24Greece (Epidavros) Ptychites oppeli (211424)
Pelsonian244.24 - 243.33Greece (Epidavros) Ptychites oppeli (211428 211429)
Pelsonian - Illyrian244.24 - 241.464Austria Ptychites oppeli (186975)
Illyrian243.33 - 241.464Slovakia Ptychites oppeli (236541)
Illyrian243.33 - 241.464Hungary Ptychites oppeli (199814 199864)
Illyrian243.33 - 241.464Hungary (Veszprem) Ptychites oppeli (199793 199799)
Illyrian243.33 - 241.464Greece (Epidavros) Ptychites oppeli (211431)
Illyrian243.33 - 241.464Austria Ptychites oppeli (type locality: 136996)