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Porpoceras vorticellum

Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Dactylioceratidae

Taxonomy
Ammonites vorticellus was named by Simpson (1855). It is not extant.

It was recombined as Porpoceras vorticellum by Howarth (1962), Guex (1972).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
P. desplacei, P. desplaei, P. eucosmum, P. gigas

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1855Ammonites vorticellus Simpson
1962Porpoceras vorticellum Howarth p. 408
1972Porpoceras vorticellum Guex figs. Pl 9, fig 15

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderAmmonitidaHaeckel 1866
suborderAmmonitinaHyatt 1889
superfamilyEoderoceratoidea(Spath 1929)
familyDactylioceratidaeHyatt 1867
subfamilyDactylioceratinaeHyatt 1867
genusPorpoceras
speciesvorticellum(Simpson 1855)

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.

†Porpoceras vorticellum Simpson 1855
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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 2003, Kiessling 2004

Age range: Bifrons or 182.90000 to 174.70000 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Bifrons182.9 - 174.7Hungary Porpoceras vorticellum (108067)
Bifrons182.9 - 174.7United Kingdom (Yorkshire) Porpoceras vorticellum (147917)
Bifrons182.9 - 174.7France Porpoceras vorticellum (148793 161645 161652)