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Subplanites contiguus

Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Perisphinctidae

Taxonomy
Ammonites contiguus was named by Catullo (1846).

It was recombined as Subplanitoides contiguus by Zeiss et al. (1994); it was recombined as Subplanites contiguus by Guo et al. (2011).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1846Ammonites contiguus Catullo
1994Subplanitoides contiguus Zeiss et al. p. 371 figs. Pl 6, fig 5
2011Subplanites contiguus Guo et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderAmmonitidaHaeckel 1866
suborderAmmonitinaHyatt 1889
superfamilyPerisphinctoidea(Steinman 1890)
familyPerisphinctidaeSteinmann 1890
subfamilyVirgatosphinctinaeSpath 1923
genusSubplanites
speciescontiguus(Catullo 1846)

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.

Subplanites contiguus Catullo 1846
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmean
shell height125.0
shell diameter180.0
shell inflation139.0

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: base of the Oxfordian to the top of the Early/Lower Tithonian or 161.50000 to 145.06000 Ma

Collections (7 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Oxfordian - Kimmeridgian161.5 - 149.2Russian Federation Subplanites contiguus (213006)
Early/Lower Tithonian149.2 - 145.06Italy Subplanitoides contiguus (184800 184801)
Early/Lower Tithonian149.2 - 145.06Azerbaijan Subplanites contiguus (130886)
Tithonian149.2 - 143.1Spain Subplanitoides contiguus (235585)
Tithonian149.2 - 143.1Russian Federation Subplanites contiguus (213020)
Tithonian - Berriasian149.2 - 137.05Russian Federation Subplanites contiguus (213004)