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Oxycerites (Oxycerites) tenuis

Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Oppeliidae

Taxonomy
Oxycerites (Oxycerites) tenuis was named by Mitta (1993). Its type specimen is VNIGRI 115/3192 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Vandob Ravine, Kugitangtau Range (top Tangiduval Fm), which is in a Bathonian marine horizon in the Tangiduval Formation of Uzbekistan.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1993Oxycerites (Oxycerites) tenuis Mitta p. 50 figs. Pl 3, figs 7,8

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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
genusOxycerites
subgenusOxycerites
speciestenuis

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: 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 tenuis (187779 type locality: 187780 187781 187818)
Late/Upper Bathonian168.2 - 165.3Turkmenistan Oxycerites tenuis (187354)