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Ptychomphalus

Gastropoda - Ptychomphalidae

Taxonomy
Ptychomphalus was named by Agassiz (1839) [Sepkoski's age data: Tr Ladi-u J Plie Sepkoski's reference number: 661,1120].

It was reranked as Pleurotomaria (Ptychomphalus) by Licharew (1913).

It was assigned to Pleurotomaria by Licharew (1913); to Ptychomphalides by Knight et al. (1960); to Eotomariidae by Szabo (1980); to Archaeogastropoda by Sepkoski (2002); and to Ptychomphalidae by Bandel (2009).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1839Ptychomphalus Agassiz
1913Pleurotomaria (Ptychomphalus) Licharew p. 87
1960Ptychomphalus Knight et al. p. 204
1980Ptychomphalus Szabo p. 55
2002Ptychomphalus Sepkoski
2009Ptychomphalus Bandel p. 10

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
RankNameAuthor
phylumMollusca
classGastropoda
subclassVetigastropoda(Salvini-Plawen 1980)
superfamilyPtychomphaloideaWenz 1938
familyPtychomphalidae(Wenz 1938)
genusPtychomphalusAgassiz 1839

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. †Ptychomphalus Agassiz 1839
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†Ptychomphalus benedianus de Koninck 1883
†Ptychomphalus caepa Deslongchamps 1848
†Ptychomphalus expansus Sowerby 1821
†Ptychomphalus neumayri Kittl 1891
†Ptychomphalus protei Münster 1841
†Ptychomphalus striatus Sowerby 1815
†Ptychomphalus theodorii Schrufer 1861
†Ptychomphalus venustus Mansuy 1913
†Ptychomphalus wehenkeli Terquem and Piette 1865
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
height38.577.5010.97.701.91
shell height2815.26.0027.115.65.77

Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: actively mobilesupero
Life habit: epifaunalsupero
Diet: grazersupero
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2009-09-10 08:55:39
Modified: 2009-09-10 10:55:39
Source: supero = superorder, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Brigantian to the top of the Middle Jurassic or 335.90000 to 161.50000 Ma

Collections (76 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Brigantian335.9 - 330.3United Kingdom (England) P. striatus (154728)
Yeadonian320.0 - 318.7United Kingdom (England) P. sp. (41221 41223 41225 41239 41259)
Kasimovian - Gzhelian307.0 - 298.9USA (Utah) P. sp. (39996)
Asselian - Sakmarian298.9 - 290.1Laos P. venustus (233571)
Anisian246.7 - 241.464Chile (Atacama) P. sp. (200772)
Pelsonian - Tuvalian244.24 - 227.3Türkiye (Anatolia) P. palaeopsis (204511)
Julian237.0 - 233.6Italy P. protei (56980 69677) P. protei, P. palaeopsis (144631) P. sp. (69687)
Sevatian211.18 - 205.7USA (Idaho) P. protei (38377)
Rhaetian205.7 - 201.4France Pleurotomaria rotellaeformis (39364)
Angulata201.4 - 199.5Luxembourg P. caepa (149761) P. rotellaeformis, P. caepa (149756)
Angulata201.4 - 199.5Germany (Baden-Württemberg) P. rotellaeformis (90443)
Angulata201.4 - 199.5France (Lorraine) Pleurotomaria rotellaeformis, Pleurotomaria caepa (53947)
Early/Lower Hettangian201.4 - 199.5France P. jamoignacus, Pleurotomaria rotellaeformis, Pleurotomaria caepa (39215)
Hettangian201.4 - 199.5Luxembourg P. caepa (149763) P. wehenkeli (149757)
Hettangian201.4 - 199.5Hungary P. rotellaeformis (125465)
Planorbis201.4 - 199.5France P. jamoignacus, Pleurotomaria rotellaeformis, Pleurotomaria caepa (39380)
Planorbis201.4 - 199.5Luxembourg P. caepa (149762)
Planorbis - Liasicus201.4 - 199.5Luxembourg P. caepa (149765)
Hettangian - Early/Lower Sinemurian201.4 - 192.9Luxembourg P. caepa (149764)
Bucklandi199.5 - 192.9Luxembourg P. caepa (149766)
Early/Lower Sinemurian199.5 - 192.9United Kingdom (Wales) P. expansus (29238)
Obtusum199.5 - 192.9Germany P. sp. (151335)
Raricostatum - Davoei199.5 - 184.2Hungary P. expansus (78690)
Early/Lower Pliensbachian192.9 - 184.2Italy (Messina) Cryptaenia expansa (173593)
Early/Lower Pliensbachian192.9 - 184.2United Kingdom (Gloucestershire) P. sp. (204128)
Ibex192.9 - 184.2United Kingdom (Dorset) P. expansus (159143 159147)
Jamesoni192.9 - 184.2Greenland P. consobrinus (162055 162271 162275) P. consobrinus, P. sp. (162111 162272) P. nodosus, P. consobrinus (162071 162072) P. sp. (161977)
Jamesoni192.9 - 184.2Türkiye P. expansus (158460)
Jamesoni192.9 - 184.2United Kingdom (Dorset) P. sp. (159863)
Late/Upper Pliensbachian192.9 - 184.2France P. expansus (227111 227112)
Late/Upper Pliensbachian192.9 - 184.2Germany P. expansus (23817)
Late/Upper Pliensbachian192.9 - 184.2United Kingdom (Gloucestershire) P. sp. (204120)
Late/Upper Pliensbachian192.9 - 184.2Germany (North Rhine-Westphalia) P. expansus (225401 225406)
Margaritatus192.9 - 184.2Spain (Alicante ) P. sp. (130881)
Margaritatus192.9 - 184.2Hungary P. expansus (109105)
Margaritatus192.9 - 184.2Germany (Niedersachsen) P. expansus (126943)
Pliensbachian192.9 - 184.2Hungary P. expansus (91406)
Pliensbachian192.9 - 184.2Greenland Pleurotomaria sp. (161207 161208) P. consobrinus (161966 161969 162059 162082 162083 162282) P. consobrinus, P. sp. (162112 162113) P. nodosus (161982) P. sp. (161968 161975 162276)
Pliensbachian192.9 - 184.2United Kingdom P. expansus (213654 213655)
Spinatum192.9 - 184.2Germany P. theodorii (152175)
Early/Lower Toarcian184.2 - 182.9Spain P. sp. (25937)
Toarcian184.2 - 174.7France P. expansus (51608)
Middle Jurassic174.7 - 161.5United Kingdom (Gloucestershire) P. sp. (204105)