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Virgatosphinctes pinarensis

Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Perisphinctidae

Taxonomy
Virgatosphinctes pinarensis was named by Chudoley and Furrazola (1968).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1968Virgatosphinctes pinarensis Chudoley and Furrazola p. 111 figs. Pl 64, figs 3,4; pl 65, figs 1-4; pl 67, fig 2; pl 69, figs 1,2
1989Virgatosphinctes pinarensis Myczynski p. 98 figs. Pl 7, fig 2; pl 8, fig 6; pl 10, fig 6; pl 11, fig 1

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderAmmonitidaHaeckel 1866
suborderAmmonitinaHyatt 1889
superfamilyPerisphinctoidea(Steinman 1890)
familyPerisphinctidaeSteinmann 1890
subfamilyVirgatosphinctinaeSpath 1923
genusVirgatosphinctes
speciespinarensisChudoley and Furrazola 1968

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.

Virgatosphinctes pinarensis Chudoley and Furrazola 1968
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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: Early/Lower Tithonian or 149.20000 to 145.06000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Tithonian149.2 - 145.06Cuba Virgatosphinctes pinarensis (57718)
Tithonian149.2 - 143.1Cuba Virgatosphinctes pinarensis (57728)