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Ptychites sumitra

Cephalopoda - Ceratitida - Ptychitidae

Taxonomy
Ptychites sumitra was named by Diener (1895). It is not extant. Its type locality is Shalshal Cliff (unspecified "Muschelkalk"), which is in an Anisian marine horizon in India.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1895Ptychites sumitra Diener
1907Ptychites sumitra Diener

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderCeratitidaHyatt 1884
superfamilyPinacoceratoidea(Mojsisovics 1879)
familyPtychitidae()
genusPtychitesMojsisovics 1875
speciessumitraDiener 1895

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.

Ptychites sumitra Diener 1895
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragoniteo
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: nektonico
Diet: carnivoreo
Vision: well-developedc
Created: 2005-01-28 02:33:06
Modified: 2005-10-06 16:36:47
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2003, Kiessling 2004

Age range: Anisian or 247.20000 to 242.00000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Anisian247.2 - 242.0India (Himachal Pradesh) Ptychites sumitra (206202 206205)
Anisian247.2 - 242.0India Ptychites sumitra (type locality: 206208)