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Puzosia hoffmanni

Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Desmoceratidae

Taxonomy
Ammonites hoffmannii was named by Gabb (1864). It is the type species of Pleuropachydiscus.

It was recombined as Pleuropachydiscus hoffmanni by Hyatt (1900); it was recombined as Puzosia hoffmanni by Anderson (1938) and Murphy and Rodda (1977).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1864Ammonites hoffmannii Gabb p. 65 figs. PI. 11, Fig. 13, and 13 a; PI. 12, Fig. 13 b
1869Ammonites hoffmannii Gabb p. 131 figs. PI. 20, Fig. 8, a
1900Pleuropachydiscus hoffmanni Hyatt p. 571
1902Desmoceras dilleri Anderson p. 97 figs. pl. 4, figs. 116, 117
1938Puzosia dilleri Anderson p. 185 figs. Plate 42, figures 1, 2, 3; plate 46, figure 1
1938Puzosia hoffmanni Anderson pp. 186 - 187 figs. Plate 45, figures 1, 2
1972Puzosia dilleri McLearn p. 38
1977Puzosia hoffmanni Murphy and Rodda p. 79 figs. Figures 1 to 5

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderAmmonitida
suborderAmmonitinaHyatt 1889
superfamilyDesmoceratoidea(Zittel 1895)
familyDesmoceratidaeZittel 1895
subfamilyPuzosiinaeSpath 1922
genusPuzosiaBayle 1878
specieshoffmanni()

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.

Puzosia hoffmanni Gabb 1864
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Invalid names: Desmoceras dilleri Anderson 1902 [synonym]
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: Albian or 113.00000 to 100.50000 Ma

Collections (7 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Berriasian - Turonian145.0 - 89.8USA (California) Puzosia hoffmanni (216097)
Late/Upper Aptian - Early/Lower Albian122.46 - 109.0USA (California) Puzosia hoffmanni (225527)
Albian113.0 - 100.5USA (California) Puzosia dilleri (225529)
Albian113.0 - 100.5USA (Oregon) Puzosia dilleri (229463)
Albian113.0 - 100.5Canada (British Columbia) Puzosia dilleri (87687)
Late/Upper Albian105.3 - 99.6Canada (British Columbia) Puzosia dilleri (87691 87715)