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Spinaptychus spinosus (ammonoid aptychus)

Cephalopoda

Taxonomy
Aptychus spinosus was named by Cox (1926). It is not extant. It is considered to be a form taxon.

It was recombined as Spinaptychus spinosus by Trauth (1927).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1926Aptychus spinosus Cox
1927Spinaptychus spinosus Trauth

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
RankNameAuthor
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassAmmonoidea()
genusSpinaptychusTrauth 1927
speciesspinosus(Cox 1926)

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.

Spinaptychus spinosus Cox 1926 [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
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No collection or age range data are available