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Oppelia (Oppelia) flexa

Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Oppeliidae

Taxonomy
Flexoxyites flexus was named by Buckman (1924).

It was recombined as Oppelia (Oppelia) flexa by Besnosov and Mitta (1993).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1924Flexoxyites flexus Buckman
1993Oppelia (Oppelia) flexa Besnosov and Mitta p. 36 figs. Pl 2, fig 7

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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
genusOppelia
subgenusOppeliaWaagen 1869
speciesflexa(Buckman 1924)

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.

Oppelia (Oppelia) flexa Buckman 1924
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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: base of the Humphresianum to the top of the Subfurcatum or 170.90000 to 168.20000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Humphresianum - Subfurcatum170.9 - 168.2Russian Federation Oppelia flexa (187409)
Subfurcatum170.9 - 168.2Russian Federation Oppelia flexa (187368)