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Oxycerites (Paroxycerites) oxynotus

Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Oppeliidae

Taxonomy
Streblites (Pseudoppelia) oxynotus was named by Leanza (1946).

It was recombined as Oxycerites (Paroxycerites) oxynotus by Parent (2006).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
O. aspioides, O. costatus, O. fallax, O. greppini, O. discus

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1946Streblites (Pseudoppelia) oxynotus Leanza
2006Oxycerites (Paroxycerites) oxynotus Parent p. 18

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderAmmonitidaHaeckel 1866
suborderHaploceratina
superfamilyHaploceratoidea(Zittel 1884)
familyOppeliidaeBonarelli 1894
genusOxyceritesMuir-Wood 1936
subgenusParoxycerites
speciesoxynotus(Leanza 1946)

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
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: Late/Upper Callovian or 165.30000 to 161.50000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Callovian165.3 - 161.5Argentina Oxycerites oxynotus (68158)
Late/Upper Callovian165.3 - 161.5Argentina (Neuquen) Oxycerites oxynotus (135723)