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Choffatia furcula

Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Perisphinctidae

Taxonomy
Perisphinctes furcula was named by Neumayr (1871). It is not extant.

It was recombined as Choffatia furcula by Spath (1931).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1871Perisphinctes furcula Neumayr p. 41 figs. Tab. XV. Fig. 1
1931Choffatia furcula Spath p. 353

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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()
speciesfurcula()

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 furcula Neumayr 1871
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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 2004, Kiessling 2003

Age range: Early/Lower Callovian or 164.70000 to 161.20000 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Callovian164.7 - 161.2Madagascar (Toliara) Choffatia furcula (234102)
Early/Lower Callovian164.7 - 161.2France Choffatia furcula (60547 60548)
Early/Lower Callovian164.7 - 161.2Madagascar Choffatia furcula (98091 98096)