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Oppelia (Oppelia) pleurifer

Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Oppeliidae

Taxonomy
Pleuroxyites pleurifer was named by Buckman (1924).

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

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
O. lorioli

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1924Pleuroxyites pleurifer Buckman
1993Oppelia (Oppelia) pleurifer Besnosov and Mitta p. 37 figs. Pl 2, fig 6

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderAmmonitida
suborderHaploceratina
superfamilyHaploceratoidea(Zittel 1884)
familyOppeliidaeBonarelli 1894
genusOppelia
subgenusOppeliaWaagen 1869
speciespleurifer(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.

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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: Subfurcatum or 171.60000 to 167.70000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Subfurcatum171.6 - 167.7Turkmenistan Oppelia pleurifer (187369)