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Malletoptychites

Cephalopoda - Ceratitida - Ptychitidae

Taxonomy
Malletoptychites was named by Diener (1916). Its type is Ammonites malletianus.

It was assigned to Ptychitidae by Spath (1951) and Tozer (1981).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1916Malletoptychites Diener
1951Malletoptychites Spath p. 150
1981Malletoptychites Tozer p. 94

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderCeratitidaHyatt 1884
superfamilyPinacoceratoidea(Mojsisovics 1879)
familyPtychitidae()
genusMalletoptychitesDiener 1916

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. †Malletoptychites Diener 1916
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†Malletoptychites malletianus Stoliczka 1865
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragoniteo
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: nektonico
Diet: carnivoreo
Vision: well-developedc
Created: 2005-01-28 02:33:06
Modified: 2005-10-06 16:36:47
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2003, Kiessling 2004

Age range: Anisian or 247.20000 to 242.00000 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Anisian247.2 - 242.0Russian Federation (Primorye) M. durandii (46900)
Anisian247.2 - 242.0Afghanistan (Paktia) M. malletianus (41676)
Bithynian247.2 - 242.0Russian Federation M. kotschetkovi (107192 111922 214747)
Bithynian247.2 - 242.0Afghanistan (Pakhtia) M. malletianus (44107)