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Praeleptosphinctes jaworskii

Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Perisphinctidae

Taxonomy
Leptosphinctes (Praeleptosphinctes) jaworskii was named by Westermann (1956). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Locality 18, section XII, horizon 2, Cerro Tricolor, which is in a Concavum marine siliciclastic in Argentina. It is the type species of Leptosphinctes (Praeleptosphinctes).

It was recombined as Praeleptosphinctes jaworskii by Westermann and Riccardi (1982).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1956Leptosphinctes (Praeleptosphinctes) jaworskii Westermann p. 268
1982Praeleptosphinctes jaworskii Westermann and Riccardi p. 39 figs. 7A-E

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderAmmonitida
suborderAmmonitinaHyatt 1889
superfamilyPerisphinctoidea(Steinman 1890)
familyPerisphinctidaeSteinmann 1890
subfamilyLeptosphinctinaeArkell 1950
genusPraeleptosphinctes(Westermann 1956)
speciesjaworskii(Westermann 1956)

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.

Praeleptosphinctes jaworskii Westermann 1956
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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: Concavum or 175.60000 to 171.60000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Concavum175.6 - 171.6Argentina (Mendoza) Leptosphinctes jaworskii (63849)