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Physodoceras gortanii

Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Aspidoceratidae

Taxonomy
Physodoceras gortanii was named by Venzo (1959).

It was recombined as Orthaspidoceras gortanii by Howarth (1998).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1959Physodoceras gortanii Venzo p. 173 figs. Pl. 11, Fig 1
1998Orthaspidoceras gortanii Howarth p. 68

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderAmmonitidaHaeckel 1866
suborderAmmonitinaHyatt 1889
superfamilyAspidoceratoideaZittel 1895
familyAspidoceratidaeZittel 1895
genusPhysodoceras
speciesgortaniiVenzo 1959

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.

†Physodoceras gortanii Venzo 1959
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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 Tithonian to the top of the Kimmeridgian or 149.20000 to 149.20000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Tithonian - Kimmeridgian149.2 - 149.2Yemen (Wadi Hajar) Orthaspidoceras gortanii (2545)