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Orthosphinctes

Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Ataxioceratidae

Taxonomy
Orthosphinctes was named by Schindewolf (1925) [Sepkoski's age data: J Kimm-l J Kimm-u Sepkoski's reference number: 302]. It is not extant.

It was assigned to Perisphinctinae by Schlegelmilch (1994); to Ammonoidea by Sepkoski (2002); to Ataxioceratinae by Parent (2006); and to Ataxioceratidae by Parent et al. (2012).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1925Orthosphinctes Schindewolf
1994Orthosphinctes Schlegelmilch p. 64
2002Biplices Sepkoski
2002Orthosphinctes Sepkoski
2006Orthosphinctes Parent p. 49
2012Orthosphinctes Parent et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderAmmonitida
suborderAmmonitinaHyatt 1889
superfamilyPerisphinctoidea(Steinman 1890)
familyAtaxioceratidaeBuckman 1921
subfamilyAtaxioceratinaeBuckman 1921
genusOrthosphinctesSchindewolf 1925

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. †Orthosphinctes Schindewolf 1925
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Subg. †Orthosphinctes (Orthosphinctes) Schindewolf 1925
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Invalid names: Ammonites tiziani Oppel 1863 [synonym], Lithacoceras (Progeronia) pseudopolyplocoides Geyer 1961 [synonym], Nautilus colubrinus Reinecke 1818 [synonym], Perisphinctes postcolubrinus Wegele 1929 [synonym], Perisphinctes pseudobreviceps Wegele 1929 [synonym], Perisphinctes uresheimensis Wegele 1929 [synonym]
Orthosphinctes ariniensis Melendez 1989
Invalid names: Biplices [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: base of the Late/Upper Oxfordian to the top of the Kimmeridgian or 161.20000 to 152.10000 Ma

Collections (71 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Oxfordian163.5 - 157.3Hungary O. sp. (160403)
Oxfordian163.5 - 157.3Iran O. sp. (68074)
Oxfordian163.5 - 157.3Madagascar O. beraketensis (98191 98213)
Oxfordian - Kimmeridgian163.5 - 152.1Russian Federation O. sp. (213006)
Late/Upper Jurassic163.5 - 145.0France O. desmoides debelmasi, O. thieuloyi, O. schaireri (12301) O. polygyratus (12347)
Late/Upper Oxfordian161.2 - 155.7Hungary O. tiziani (224887)
Late/Upper Oxfordian161.2 - 155.7Iran O. sp. A (132152 132153) O. sp. B (132061 132149 132150) Passendorferia ariniensis, O. ariniensis (132059)
Late/Upper Oxfordian161.2 - 155.7Italy (Trapani) O. tiziani, O. mogosensis (36966)
Late/Upper Oxfordian161.2 - 155.7Germany O. spp., O. spp. (167935)
Late/Upper Oxfordian161.2 - 155.7Spain O. alternans (142598 142599 142600 142601) O. ariniensis (142591) O. gidoni (142606 142607) O. kirkalalensis (142596) O. tiziani (142602 142604)
Late/Upper Oxfordian161.2 - 155.7France O. alternans, O. sp., O. tiziani (12307) O. colubrinus (12308) O. kirkdalensis, O. alternans, O. sp., O. tiziani, O. colubrinus, O. polygyratus (12305) O. kirkdalensis, O. alternans, O. tiziani, O. colubrinus, O. torresensis, O. mogosensis, O. fontannesi, O. polygyratus (12304) O. polygyratus, O. freybergi (12289) O. tiziani (12306)
Late/Upper Oxfordian161.2 - 155.7Madagascar (Atsimo-Andrefana) O. beraketensis (234238) O. wagurensis (234263)
Middle Oxfordian161.2 - 155.7Iran Passendorferia ariniensis, O. ariniensis (132057)
Late/Upper Oxfordian - Early/Lower Kimmeridgian161.2 - 150.8Spain O. sp. (68307)
Kimmeridgian - Oxfordian157.3 - 157.3Yemen (Wadi Hajar) O. polygratus (2585) O. polygyratus (2575 2611)
Kimmeridgian157.3 - 152.1Russian Federation O. sp. (190540)
Kimmeridgian157.3 - 152.1Italy O. beticus (45888)
Kimmeridgian157.3 - 152.1Algeria O. polygyratus (45062 45064 45066 45071 45073)
Kimmeridgian157.3 - 152.1France O. enayi, O. desmoides quenstedti, O. desmoides desmoides, O. desmoides debelmasi, O. proinconditus, O. schaireri, O. pseudoachilles, O. blondeti (12362) O. evolutus, O. polygyratus (12348) O. inconditus (12340 12341 12349) O. inconditus, O. tintanti, O. perayensis, O. davidi (12363) O. perayensis, O. inconditus (12342)
Kimmeridgian157.3 - 152.1Madagascar O. africanus (234276)
Early/Lower Kimmeridgian155.7 - 150.8Mexico ( San Luis Potosí ) O. colubrinus (192462) O. sp. (192459 192460 192483)
Early/Lower Kimmeridgian155.7 - 150.8Argentina (Neuquen) O. sp. (136316)
Early/Lower Kimmeridgian155.7 - 150.8Madagascar O. ciryi (234273)
Early/Lower Kimmeridgian155.7 - 150.8India (Gujarat) O. sp. (46554)
Early/Lower Kimmeridgian155.7 - 150.8France Orthoshinctes polygyratus, O. freybergi (12290) O. enayi, O. desmoides desmoides, O. desmoides quenstedti, O. desmoides debelmasi, O. thieuloyi, O. proinconditus, O. schaireri, O. pseudoachilles, O. blondeti, O. stromeri (12300)
Early/Lower Kimmeridgian155.7 - 150.8Germany (Bavaria) O. tizianifomis, O. polygyratus, O. freybergi (212932) O. tizianifomis, O. polygyratus, O. wemodingensis, O. freybergi (212931)
Early/Lower Kimmeridgian155.7 - 150.8Italy (Trapani) O. beticus (36968)
Early/Lower Kimmeridgian155.7 - 150.8Romania O. desmoides (198353) O. inconditus, O. titziani (198350) O. polygyratus (198355) O. titziani (198344) O. titziani, O. proinconditus, O. desmoides, O. polygyratus (198349)