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Kitchinites (Neopuzosia) japonicus

Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Desmoceratidae

Taxonomy
Kitchinites japonicus was named by Spath (1922).

It was recombined as Neopuzosia japonica by Matsumoto (1954); it was recombined as Kitchinites (Neopuzosia) japonicus by Haggart and Ward (1989).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1922Kitchinites japonicus Spath p. 127
1954Neopuzosia japonica Matsumoto p. 91 figs. Pl. 17, figs., 1a, b, 2a, b; Pl. 18, figs. 1, 2a, b, 3a, b, 4; Pl. 23, figs. 1a, b, c, 3; Text fig.
1989Kitchinites (Neopuzosia) japonicus Haggart and Ward p. 220

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassAmmonoidea()
RankNameAuthor
orderAmmonitida
suborderAmmonitinaHyatt 1889
superfamilyDesmoceratoidea(Zittel 1895)
familyDesmoceratidaeZittel 1895
subfamilyPuzosiinaeSpath 1922
genusKitchinitesSpath 1922
subgenusNeopuzosia()
speciesjaponicus(Spath 1922)

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 2003, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Santonian to the top of the Campanian or 86.30000 to 72.10000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Santonian86.3 - 83.6Russian Federation (Sakhalin) Kitchinites japonicus (64587 64588)
Campanian83.6 - 72.1Antarctica Kitchinites japonica (83352)