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Polyptychites (Dichotomites) bidichotomoides

Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Polyptychitidae

Taxonomy
Dichotomites (Dichotomites) bidichotomoides was named by Kemper (1978).

It was recombined as Polyptychites (Dichotomites) bidichotomoides by Bogomolov (1989).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1978Dichotomites (Dichotomites) bidichotomoides Kemper
1989Polyptychites (Dichotomites) bidichotomoides Bogomolov p. 66 figs. Pl 27, fig 2; pl 29, fig 1

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassAmmonoidea()
RankNameAuthor
orderAmmonitida
suborderAmmonitinaHyatt 1889
superfamilyPerisphinctaceaeSteinman 1890
familyPolyptychitidaeWedekind 1918
subfamilyPolyptychitinaeWedekind 1918
genusPolyptychitesKoenen 1909
subgenusDichotomites
speciesbidichotomoides(Kemper 1978)

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 Valanginian or 140.20000 to 136.40000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Valanginian140.2 - 136.4Russian Federation Polyptychites bidichotomoides (189644 189663 189664 189667)