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Ponteixites

Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Scaphitidae

Taxonomy
Ponteixites was named by Warren (1934) [Sepkoski's age data: K Maes-l Sepkoski's reference number: 1107]. Its type is Ponteixites robustus.

It was assigned to Hoplitinae by Warren (1934) and Russell and Landes (1937); to Scaphitinae by Riccardi (1983); and to Ammonoidea by Sepkoski (2002).

Species
P. gracilis, P. robustus (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1934Ponteixites Warren p. 95
1937Ponteixites Russell and Landes p. 180
1983Ponteixites Riccardi p. 42
2002Ponteixites Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderAmmonitida
suborderAncyloceratinaWiedmann 1966
superfamilyScaphitoidea(Gill 1871)
familyScaphitidaeGill 1871
subfamilyScaphitinaeGill 1871
genusPonteixites

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. †Ponteixites Warren 1934
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Ponteixites gracilis Warren 1934
Ponteixites robustus Warren 1934
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 2004, Kiessling 2003

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Campanian to the top of the Late/Upper Maastrichtian or 83.50000 to 66.00000 Ma

Collections (13 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Campanian83.5 - 70.6Canada (Saskatchewan) P. gracilis (88481 88486 88505) P. gracilis, P. robustus (87441 87442 88477 88487 88495) P. robustus (88475 88479 88503 88504)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0Canada (Alberta) P. gracilis (82643)