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Orthosphinctes polygyratus

Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Ataxioceratidae

Taxonomy
Nautilus polygyratus was named by Reinecke (1818).

It was recombined as Orthosphinctes (Orthosphinctes) polygyratus by Schlegelmilch (1994); it was recombined as Orthosphinctes polygyratus by Howarth (1998).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1818Nautilus colubrinus Reinecke
1818Nautilus polygyratus Reinecke
1863Ammonites tiziani Oppel
1929Perisphinctes postcolubrinus Wegele
1929Perisphinctes pseudobreviceps Wegele
1929Perisphinctes uresheimensis Wegele
1961Lithacoceras (Progeronia) pseudopolyplocoides Geyer
1994Orthosphinctes (Orthosphinctes) polygyratus Schlegelmilch p. 64 figs. Pl 21, fig 9
1998Orthosphinctes polygyratus Howarth p. 45

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderAmmonitida
suborderAmmonitinaHyatt 1889
superfamilyPerisphinctoidea(Steinman 1890)
familyAtaxioceratidaeBuckman 1921
subfamilyAtaxioceratinaeBuckman 1921
genusOrthosphinctesSchindewolf 1925
speciespolygyratus(Reinecke 1818)

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.

†Orthosphinctes polygyratus Reinecke 1818
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Invalid names: Ammonites tiziani Oppel 1863 [synonym], Lithacoceras (Progeronia) pseudopolyplocoides Geyer 1961 [synonym], Nautilus colubrinus Reinecke 1818 [synonym], Perisphinctes postcolubrinus Wegele 1929 [synonym], Perisphinctes pseudobreviceps Wegele 1929 [synonym], Perisphinctes uresheimensis Wegele 1929 [synonym]
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: base of the Late/Upper Oxfordian to the top of the Kimmeridgian or 161.20000 to 152.10000 Ma

Collections (16 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Jurassic161.5 - 145.0France Orthosphinctes polygyratus (12347)
Late/Upper Oxfordian161.2 - 155.7France Orthosphinctes polygyratus (12289 12304 12305)
Kimmeridgian - Oxfordian157.3 - 157.3Yemen (Wadi Hajar) Orthosphinctes polygyratus (2575 2611)
Kimmeridgian157.3 - 152.1France Orthosphinctes polygyratus (12348)
Kimmeridgian157.3 - 152.1Algeria Orthosphinctes polygyratus (45062 45064 45066 45071 45073)
Early/Lower Kimmeridgian155.7 - 150.8France Orthoshinctes polygyratus (12290)
Early/Lower Kimmeridgian155.7 - 150.8Germany (Bavaria) Orthosphinctes polygyratus (212931 212932)
Early/Lower Kimmeridgian155.7 - 150.8Romania Orthosphinctes polygyratus (198349)