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Phymatoceras elegans

Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Phymatoceratidae

Taxonomy
Phymatoceras elegans was named by Merla (1932). It is not extant.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1932Phymatoceras elegans Merla

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderAmmonitida
suborderAmmonitinaHyatt 1889
superfamilyHildoceratoidea(Hyatt 1867)
familyPhymatoceratidaeHyatt 1867
genusPhymatoceras
specieselegansMerla 1932

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.

Phymatoceras elegans Merla 1932
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmean
shell height18.20
shell diameter124.3
shell inflation19.80

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 Toarcian to the top of the Bifrons or 182.70000 to 175.60000 Ma

Collections (20 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Falciferum183.0 - 182.0Italy Phymatoceras elegans (145322)
Toarcian182.7 - 174.1France Phymatoceras elegans (210832 210833)
Bifrons182.0 - 175.6Hungary Phymatoceras elegans (108045 108051 108094 108102 148231 148242 148256)
Bifrons182.0 - 175.6France Phymatoceras elegans (170472)
Bifrons182.0 - 175.6Italy Phymatoceras elegans (147026 147027 147028 147029 147030 147031)
Middle Toarcian182.0 - 175.6Spain (Murcia) Phymatoceras elegans (201448 201463)
Variabilis182.0 - 175.6Hungary Phymatoceras elegans (108044)