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Lamellaptychus (ammonoid aptychus)

Cephalopoda

Discussion

Aptychus

Taxonomy
Lamellaptychus was named by Trauth (1927). It is considered to be a form taxon.

It was assigned to Ammonoidea by Arkell et al. (1957); and to Cephalopoda by Vasicek and Faupl (1996).

Synonyms
  • Solenites was named by Schlotheim (1820). It is considered to be a form taxon.

    It was synonymized objectively with Solennites by Arkell et al. (1957).
  • Trigonellites was named by Parkinson (1811). It is considered to be a form taxon.

    It was synonymized subjectively with Lamellaptychus by Arkell et al. (1957).
  • Solennites was named by Schlotheim (1813). It is not extant. It is considered to be a form taxon.

    It was considered a nomen dubium by Arkell et al. (1957).
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1811Trigonellites Parkinson
1813Solennites Schlotheim p. 105
1820Solenites Schlotheim p. 180
1927Lamellaptychus Trauth
1957Lamellaptychus Arkell et al. p. L468
1996Lamellaptychus Vasicek and Faupl p. 113

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
RankNameAuthor
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
genusLamellaptychusTrauth 1927

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.

G. †Lamellaptychus Trauth 1927 [ammonoid aptychus]
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Invalid names: Solennites Schlotheim 1813 [nomen dubium], Trigonellites Parkinson 1811 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: fast-movingc
Life habit: nektonicc
Diet: carnivorec
Vision: well-developedc
Created: 2004-02-28 11:51:48
Modified: 2023-08-18 17:28:37
Source: c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Early/Lower Callovian to the top of the Barremian or 165.30000 to 121.40000 Ma

Collections (39 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Callovian165.3 - 161.5France Lamellaptychus sp. (58221)
Middle Oxfordian161.5 - 154.8France Lamellaptychus sp. (163585)
Kimmeridgian154.8 - 149.2Somalia Lamellaptychus sp. (100384)
Kimmeridgian - Tithonian154.8 - 143.1Yemen (Wadi Hajar) Lamellaptychus sp. (2574)
Kimmeridgian - Tithonian154.8 - 143.1Antarctica Lamellaptychus sp. (158964)
Late/Upper Kimmeridgian152.21 - 149.2Germany (Baden-Württemberg) Lamellaptychus sp. (216697)
Late/Upper Kimmeridgian152.21 - 149.2Germany (Bavaria) Lamellaptychus sp. (132944)
Late/Upper Kimmeridgian152.21 - 149.2Madagascar (Melaky) Lamellaptychus punctatus (234324)
Late/Upper Kimmeridgian152.21 - 149.2United Kingdom (England) Trigonellites latus (26790)
Early/Lower Tithonian149.2 - 145.06Azerbaijan Lamellaptychus beyrichi (130886 130887) Lamellaptychus beyrichi, Lamellaptychus lamellosus (130885)
Tithonian149.2 - 143.1Russian Federation Laevaptychus latus (213020)
Tithonian149.2 - 143.1Cuba Lamellaptychus sp. (57750 57752)
Late/Upper Tithonian145.06 - 143.1Iraq (Zakho) Lamellaptychus sp. (192420)
Late/Upper Tithonian145.06 - 143.1Cuba Lamellaptychus sp. (57204)
Berriasian143.1 - 137.05Azerbaijan Lamellaptychus beyrichi (130889)
Berriasian143.1 - 137.05Poland Lamellaptychus herthae (65303) Lamellaptychus seranonis (65306) Lamellaptychus sp. (65300) Lamellaptychus trauthi (65218)
Early/Lower Cretaceous143.1 - 100.5USA (North Carolina) Lamellaptychus beyrichodidayi (105790)
Late/Upper Valanginian137.05 - 132.6Romania Lamellaptychus didayi (69198)
Late/Upper Valanginian137.05 - 132.6Austria Lamellaptychus bicurvatus (69112) Lamellaptychus bicurvatus, Lamellaptychus trauthi (69107 69113) Lamellaptychus lorioli, Lamellaptychus sp. (69120) Lamellaptychus sp. (69115 69117) Lamellaptychus trauthi, Lamellaptychus bicurvatus (69108)
Valanginian137.05 - 132.6Slovakia Lamellaptychus aplanatus, Lamellaptychus retroflexus, Lamellaptychus mortilleti, Lamellaptychus seranonis, Lamellaptychus didayi (2118)
Early/Lower Hauterivian132.6 - 125.77Spain Lamellaptychus didayi (55528)
Hauterivian132.6 - 125.77Poland Lamellaptychus sp. (65212)
Hauterivian132.6 - 125.77Slovakia Lamellaptychus seranonis, Lamellaptychus fractocostatus, Lamellaptychus didayi, Lamellaptychus angulicostatus (2119)
Hauterivian132.6 - 125.77Ukraine (Crimea) Lamellaptychus angulicostatus (124728)
Hauterivian - Barremian132.6 - 121.4Slovakia Lamellaptychus angulicostatus (2060 2061)
Barremian125.77 - 121.4Slovakia Lamellaptychus angulicostatus (2121)