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Physodoceras altenense

Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Aspidoceratidae

Taxonomy
Ammonites altenensis was named by d'Orbigny (1850). It is not extant. Its type specimen is MNHN.F.R04156.

It was recombined as Physodoceras altenense by Enay et al. (1994).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1850Ammonites altenensis d'Orbigny p. 537 figs. Pl. 204, fig. 1, 3
1994Physodoceras altenense Enay et al. p. 175

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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
speciesaltenense()

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 altenense d'Orbigny 1850
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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: Early/Lower Kimmeridgian or 154.80000 to 152.21000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Kimmeridgian154.8 - 152.21Germany (Bavaria) Physodoceras altenense (212931 212932)
Early/Lower Kimmeridgian154.8 - 152.21Romania Physodoceras altenense (198353)
Kimmeridgian154.8 - 149.2Romania Physodoceras altenense (198400)