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Polyptychites traski

Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Polyptychitidae

Taxonomy
Ammonites traskii was named by Gabb (1864).

It was recombined as Polyptychites traski by Anderson (1938).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
P. confericosta, P. keysserlingi, P. ovatus, P. petschorensis, P. virgifer

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1864Ammonites traskii Gabb p. 63 figs. PI. 11, Fig. 10; PI. 12, Fig. 11
1869Ammonites traskii Gabb p. 131 figs. PI. 19, Fig. 7, a, b
1938Polyptychites traski Anderson p. 155

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderAmmonitida
suborderAmmonitinaHyatt 1889
superfamilyPerisphinctaceaeSteinman 1890
familyPolyptychitidaeWedekind 1918
subfamilyPolyptychitinaeWedekind 1918
genusPolyptychitesPavlow 1892
speciestraski()

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.

†Polyptychites traski Gabb 1864
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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
Collections
No collection or age range data are available