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Prorsisphinctes (Planisphinctes) torrensi

Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Perisphinctidae

Taxonomy
Siemiradzkia (Planisphinctes) torrensi was named by Stephanov (1972).

It was recombined as Prorsisphinctes (Planisphinctes) torrensi by Besnosov and Mitta (1993).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1972Siemiradzkia (Planisphinctes) torrensi Stephanov
1993Prorsisphinctes (Planisphinctes) torrensi Besnosov and Mitta p. 132 figs. Pl 19, fig 3; pl 20, fig 3

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassAmmonoidea()
RankNameAuthor
orderAmmonitida
suborderAmmonitinaHyatt 1889
superfamilyPerisphinctoidea(Steinman 1890)
familyPerisphinctidaeSteinmann 1890
subfamilyLeptosphinctinaeArkell 1950
genusProrsisphinctes
subgenusPlanisphinctes
speciestorrensi(Stephanov 1972)

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: Early/Lower Bathonian or 167.70000 to 164.70000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Bathonian167.7 - 164.7Turkmenistan Prorsisphinctes torrensi (188454)