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Phyllopachyceras oregonense

Cephalopoda - Phylloceratida - Phylloceratidae

Taxonomy
Phylloceras oregonense was named by Anderson (1938).

It was synonymized subjectively with Phyllopachyceras umpuanum by Imlay (1960); it was recombined as Phyllopachyceras oregonense by Murphy and Rodda (2006).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1938Phylloceras myrtlense Anderson p. 144 figs. Plate 30, figure 7
1938Phylloceras oregonense Anderson p. 144 figs. Plate 30, figures 8, 9
2006Phyllopachyceras oregonense Murphy and Rodda pp. 64 - 65 figs. Plate 7, Figures 12-14

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderPhylloceratida(Zittel 1884)
superfamilyPhylloceratoidea(Zittel 1884)
familyPhylloceratidaeZittel 1884
subfamilyPhylloceratinaeZittel 1884
genusPhyllopachycerasSpath 1925
speciesoregonense()

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.

Phyllopachyceras oregonense Anderson 1938
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Invalid names: Phylloceras myrtlense Anderson 1938 [synonym]
Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
M. A. Murphy and P. U. Rodda 2006A probable phyllopachyceratine compressed ammonite with fine, sharp-crested intercalate or branching ribbing.
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragoniteo
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: nektonico
Diet: carnivoreo
Vision: well-developedc
Created: 2009-09-27 10:11:29
Modified: 2009-09-27 12:11:29
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2003, Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004
Collections
No collection or age range data are available