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Oxycerites oxus

Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Oppeliidae

Taxonomy
Micromphalites oxus was named by Buckman (1926).

It was recombined as Oxycerites (Oxycerites) oxus by Besnosov and Mitta (1993); it was recombined as Oxycerites oxus by Majidifard (2015).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1926Micromphalites oxus Buckman
1993Oxycerites (Oxycerites) oxus Besnosov and Mitta p. 49 figs. Pl 3, fig 6
2015Oxycerites oxus Majidifard p. 29 fig. 3.6

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderAmmonitida
suborderHaploceratina
superfamilyHaploceratoidea(Zittel 1884)
familyOppeliidaeBonarelli 1894
genusOxycerites
speciesoxus(Buckman 1926)

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.

Oxycerites oxus Buckman 1926
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmean
shell height120.5
shell diameter136.0
shell inflation12.90

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 Bathonian or 167.70000 to 164.70000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Bathonian167.7 - 164.7Iran Oxycerites oxus (175749)
Late/Upper Bathonian167.7 - 164.7Germany Oxycerites oxus (62255)
Late/Upper Bathonian167.7 - 164.7Uzbekistan Oxycerites oxus (187418)
Middle Bathonian167.7 - 164.7Germany Oxycerites oxus (59277)