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Oxycerites (Paroecotraustes) formosus

Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Oppeliidae

Taxonomy
Oecotraustes (Paroecotraustes) formosus was named by Arkell (1951).

It was recombined as Oxycerites (Paroecotraustes) formosus by Besnosov and Mitta (1993), Zatoń (2010).

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

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1951Oecotraustes (Paroecotraustes) formosus Arkell
1993Oxycerites (Paroecotraustes) formosus Besnosov and Mitta p. 54 figs. Pl 4, fig 4
2010Oxycerites (Paroecotraustes) formosus Zatoń p. 87 figs. P l3, fig J

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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
genusOxyceritesSpath 1928
subgenusParoecotraustes
speciesformosus(Arkell 1951)

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 2003, Kiessling 2004

Age range: Early/Lower Bathonian or 168.20000 to 165.30000 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Bathonian168.2 - 165.3Uzbekistan Oxycerites formosus (187818)
Early/Lower Bathonian168.2 - 165.3Poland Oxycerites formosus (186773)
Early/Lower Bathonian - Middle Bathonian168.2 - 165.3Germany Oecotraustes formosus (62252)
Middle Bathonian168.2 - 165.3Poland Oxycerites formosus (186766 186777)