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Ptychitaceae

Cephalopoda - Ceratitida

Taxonomy
Ptychitaceae was named by Mojsisovics (1882). Its type is Ptychites.

It was assigned to Ceratitida by Tozer (1994), Fantini Sestini (1996).

Sister taxa
Eosagenitidae, Isculitidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1882Ptychitaceae Mojsisovics
1994Ptychitaceae Tozer p. 132
1996Ptychitaceae Fantini Sestini

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
RankNameAuthor
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderCeratitidaHyatt 1884
superfamilyPtychitaceaeMojsisovics 1882
superfamilyPtychitaceaeMojsisovics 1882

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.

Superfm. †Ptychitaceae Mojsisovics 1882
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Fm. †Eosagenitidae Tozer 1994
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G. †Eosagenites Tozer 1971
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Eosagenites gethingi McLearn 1937
G. †Girthiceras Diener 1909
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Girthiceras pernodosum Diener 1909
Fm. †Isculitidae Spath 1951
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G. †Columbisculites Tozer 1994
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G. †Hypisculties Spath 1951
G. †Isculites Mojsisovics 1886
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Isculites asseretoi Fantini Sestini 1988
Isculites constrictus Bucher 1992
Isculites hauerinus Stoliczka 1865
Isculites heimi von Mojsisovics 1893
Isculites meeki Hyatt and Smith 1905
Isculites sphaericus Shevyrev 1968
Isculites tozeri Silberling and Nichols 1982
Invalid names: Alloptychites Spath 1951 [synonym], Smithoceras Diener 1907 [synonym], Spitisculites Diener 1916 [objective synonym]
G. †Phyllosphaerites Shevyrev 1995
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Phyllosphaerites obscurus Shevyrev 1995
G. †Ptychosphaerites Spath 1951
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Ptychosphaerites globulus Arthaber 1896
Invalid names: Sphaerites Arthaber 1896 [replaced]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available