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Rugaptychus rugosus (ammonoid aptychus)

Cephalopoda

Taxonomy
Aptychus rugosus was named by Sharpe (1856). It is not extant. It is considered to be a form taxon. It is the type species of Rugaptychus.

It was recombined as Rugaptychus rugosus by Trauth (1927).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1856Aptychus rugosus Sharpe p. 57 figs. pl. 24
1927Rugaptychus rugosus Trauth

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
RankNameAuthor
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassAmmonoidea()
genusRugaptychusTrauth 1927
speciesrugosus(Sharpe 1856)

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.

Rugaptychus rugosus Sharpe 1856 [ammonoid aptychus]
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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: Early/Lower Campanian or 83.60000 to 72.20000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Campanian83.6 - 72.2Belgium Rugaptychus rugosus (82896)