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Perisphinctes praecursor

Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Perisphinctidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1875Perisphinctes praecursor Waagen p. 178 figs. PI. XLIX, Figs. 4a, b, 5a, b.

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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
subfamilyPerisphinctinaeSteinmann 1890
genusPerisphinctes()
speciespraecursor

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.

Perisphinctes praecursor Waagen 1875
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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: base of the Oxfordian to the top of the Kimmeridgian or 163.50000 to 152.10000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Oxfordian - Kimmeridgian163.5 - 152.1Ethiopia Perisphinctes praecursor (94499)