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Polyptychites multicostatus

Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Polyptychitidae

Taxonomy
Polyptychites multicostatus was named by Koenen (1909).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1909Polyptychites compositus Koenen
1909Polyptychites kittli Koenen
1909Polyptychites longelobatus Koenen
1909Polyptychites multicostatus Koenen
1909Polyptychites plicatilis Koenen
1988Polyptychites multicostatus Jeletzky and Kemper p. 67 figs. Pl 8, figs 2-4; pl 9, figs 1,2; text-figs 27-30

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderAmmonitida
suborderAmmonitinaHyatt 1889
superfamilyPerisphinctaceaeSteinman 1890
familyPolyptychitidaeWedekind 1918
subfamilyPolyptychitinaeWedekind 1918
genusPolyptychitesPavlow 1892
speciesmulticostatusKoenen 1909

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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Invalid names: Polyptychites compositus Koenen 1909 [synonym], Polyptychites kittli Koenen 1909 [synonym], Polyptychites longelobatus Koenen 1909 [synonym], Polyptychites plicatilis Koenen 1909 [synonym]
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
Collections
No collection or age range data are available