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Witchellia sayni

Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Sonniniidae

Taxonomy
Witchellia sayni was named by Haug (1893). It is not extant.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
W. falcata, W. sutneri, W. evoluta

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1885Ludwigia corrugata Douville
1893Witchellia sayni Haug
2015Witchellia sayni Galácz
2022Witchellia sayni Sandoval p. 832 fig. 13B

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderAmmonitida
suborderAmmonitinaHyatt 1889
superfamilyHildoceratoidea(Hyatt 1867)
familySonniniidaeBuckman 1892
subfamilyWitchelliinaeCallomon and Chandler 2006
genusWitchelliaBuckman 1889
speciessayniHaug 1893

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.

†Witchellia sayni Haug 1893
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Invalid names: Ludwigia corrugata Douville 1885 [synonym]
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: Early/Lower Bajocian or 171.60000 to 168.40000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Bajocian171.6 - 168.4Hungary Witchellia sayni (220904)