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Psiloceras plicatulum

Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Psiloceratidae

Taxonomy
Ammonites plicatulus was named by Quenstedt (1883) [Ammonites psilonotus plicatulus].

It was recombined as Psiloceras plicatulum by Bloos (2004).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1883Ammonites plicatulus Quenstedt fig. 9,11
2004Psiloceras plicatulum Bloos p. 12 figs. 8a-d

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderAmmonitida
suborderAmmonitinaHyatt 1889
superfamilyPsiloceratoidea(Hyatt 1867)
familyPsiloceratidaeHyatt 1867
genusPsiloceras
speciesplicatulum(Quenstedt 1883)

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.

Psiloceras plicatulum Quenstedt 1883
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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: Hettangian or 201.30000 to 199.30000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Hettangian201.3 - 199.3United Kingdom (Yorkshire) Psiloceras plicatulum (219462)
Planorbis201.3 - 196.5Austria Psiloceras plicatulum (145361)