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Microbiplices varians

Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Aulacostephanidae

Taxonomy
Perisphinctes varians was named by Oppenheimer (1907).

It was recombined as Microbiplices varians by Schairer and Schlampp (2003).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1907Perisphinctes varians Oppenheimer
2003Microbiplices varians Schairer and Schlampp p. 22 figs. Pl 2, figs 5,6

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderAmmonitidaHaeckel 1866
suborderAmmonitinaHyatt 1889
superfamilyPerisphinctoidea(Steinman 1890)
familyAulacostephanidaeSpath 1924
genusMicrobiplices
speciesvarians(Oppenheimer 1907)

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.

Microbiplices varians Oppenheimer 1907
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
shell height412.710.913.713.11.24
shell diameter436.132.040.036.53.30
shell inflation415.514.018.814.82.19

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: Late/Upper Oxfordian or 157.90000 to 154.80000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Oxfordian157.9 - 154.8Germany Microbiplices varians (167935)