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Torquatisphinctes proximus

Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Perisphinctidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1897Perisphinctes proximus Steuer
2001Torquatisphinctes proximus Parent p. 30 figs. 2, 8DH

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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
genusTorquatisphinctesSpath
speciesproximus(Steuer 1897)

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.

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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmean
shell height112.1
shell diameter140.2
shell inflation118.5

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: Middle Tithonian or 149.20000 to 143.10000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Middle Tithonian149.2 - 143.1Argentina (Neuquen) Torquatisphinctes proximus (47412 47413 47414)