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Pseudotoites (Pseudotoites) argentinus

Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Otoitidae

Taxonomy
Pseudotoites argentinus was named by Arkell (1954). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Espinazito Pass, which is in a Bajocian marine sandstone in Argentina.

It was recombined as Pseudotoites (Pseudotoites) argentinus by Westermann (1969).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
P. singularis, P. sphaeroceroides

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1954Pseudotoites argentinus Arkell p. 592 figs. Pl 40, fig 1
1969Pseudotoites (Pseudotoites) argentinus Westermann p. 157 figs. Pls 45,46; text-figs 53-56

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderAmmonitidaHaeckel 1866
suborderAmmonitinaHyatt 1889
superfamilyStephanoceratoidea(Newmayr 1875)
familyOtoitidaeMascke 1907
genusPseudotoites
subgenusPseudotoitesSpath 1939
speciesargentinus()

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
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
shell height424.621.031.423.64.92
shell diameter483.170.098.084.014.5
shell inflation435.630.145.134.67.01

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 Bajocian or 170.90000 to 168.60000 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Bajocian170.9 - 168.6USA (Alaska) Pseudotoites argentinus (175614 175617 175651 175668)
Early/Lower Bajocian170.9 - 168.6Argentina (San Juan) Pseudotoites argentinus (type locality: 171241)
Laeviuscula170.9 - 168.2USA (Alaska) Pseudotoites argentinus (175621)