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Praestrigites deltotus

Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Strigoceratidae

Taxonomy
Deltostrigites deltotus was named by Buckman (1924). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Bradford Abbas, Fossil Bed (Buckman), which is in a Bajocian carbonate limestone in the Aston Limestone Formation of the United Kingdom. It is the type species of Praestrigites.

It was recombined as Praestrigites deltotus by Imlay (1973).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1924Deltostrigites deltotus Buckman figs. pl. 467
1973Praestrigites deltotus Imlay pp. 75 - 76 figs. Plate 35, figures 1-9, 11-14

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderAmmonitida
suborderHaploceratina
superfamilyHaploceratoidea(Zittel 1884)
familyStrigoceratidaeBuckman 1914
genusPraestrigitesBuckman 1924
speciesdeltotus(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.

Praestrigites deltotus 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 2003, Kiessling 2004

Age range: Early/Lower Bajocian or 171.60000 to 168.40000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Aalenian174.1 - 170.3USA (Oregon) Praestrigites deltotus (202419)
Early/Lower Bajocian171.6 - 168.4United Kingdom Deltostrigites deltotus (type locality: 171005)
Bajocian170.3 - 168.3USA (Oregon) Praestrigites deltotus (202418)