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Choffatia baluchistanensis

Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Perisphinctidae

Taxonomy
Perisphinctes baluchistanensis was named by Noetling (1896). It is not extant.

It was recombined as Choffatia baluchistanensis by Spath (1933).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1896Perisphinctes baluchistanensis Noetling
1933Choffatia baluchistanensis Spath p. 808

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderAmmonitida
suborderAmmonitinaHyatt 1889
superfamilyPerisphinctoidea(Steinman 1890)
familyPerisphinctidaeSteinmann 1890
subfamilyPseudoperisphinctinaeSchindewolf 1925
genusChoffatia()
speciesbaluchistanensis(Noetling 1896)

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.

Choffatia baluchistanensis Noetling 1896
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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: Middle Callovian or 164.70000 to 161.20000 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Callovian164.7 - 161.2Madagascar Choffatia baluchistanensis (98121 98153 98165 98172)
Early/Lower Callovian164.7 - 161.2Madagascar (Toliara) Choffatia baluchistanensis (234102)
Middle Callovian164.7 - 161.2Madagascar Choffatia baluchistanensis (98124)