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Pseudotissotia (Choffaticeras) koeneni

Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Pseudotissotiidae

Taxonomy
Pseudotissotia (Choffaticeras) koeneni was named by Riedel (1933). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Mungo River, profil V, bed 3d, which is in a Coniacian carbonate limestone in the Mungo River Formation of Cameroon.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
P. nigeriense

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1933Pseudotissotia (Choffaticeras) koeneni Riedel p. 134 figs. Pl 31, figs 3,3a,3b

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassAmmonoidea()
RankNameAuthor
orderAmmonitida
suborderAmmonitinaHyatt 1889
superfamilyAcanthoceratoidea(de Grossouvre 1894)
familyPseudotissotiidae(Hyatt 1903)
subfamilyPseudotissotiinaeHyatt 1903
genusPseudotissotia
subgenusChoffaticeras
specieskoeneni

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: Coniacian or 89.80000 to 86.30000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Coniacian89.8 - 86.3Cameroon Pseudotissotia koeneni (type locality: 209668)