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Platypleuroceras oblongum

Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Polymorphitidae

Taxonomy
Ammonites oblongus was named by Quenstedt (1845) [Ammonites natrix oblongus].

It was recombined as Platypleuroceras oblongum by Alkaya and Meister (1995).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1845Ammonites oblongus Quenstedt figs. Pl 4, fig 16
1995Platypleuroceras oblongum Alkaya and Meister p. 154 figs. Pl 7, figs 13-15,17

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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
genusPlatypleurocerasHyatt 1867
speciesoblongum(Quenstedt 1845)

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.

Platypleuroceras oblongum Quenstedt 1845
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
shell height411.45.0024.012.08.06
shell diameter444.822.098.044.033.0
shell inflation424.514.052.022.516.9

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: Jamesoni or 192.90000 to 184.20000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Jamesoni192.9 - 184.2Türkiye Platypleuroceras oblongum (147303 147311)