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Ptychites densistriatus

Cephalopoda - Ceratitida - Ptychitidae

Taxonomy
Ptychites densistriatus was named by Bucher (1992). Its type specimen is USNM 448261 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Favret Canyon HB 161, Augusta Mountains, which is in a Pelsonian marine horizon in the Favret Formation of Nevada.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1992Ptychites densistriatus Bucher p. 441 figs. Pl. 9 , figs. 1-10
2020Ptychites densistriatus Bischof and Lehmann p. 838 figs. 6.12-6.14, 9.1-9.3

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderCeratitidaHyatt 1884
superfamilyPinacoceratoidea(Mojsisovics 1879)
familyPtychitidae()
genusPtychitesMojsisovics 1875
speciesdensistriatus

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.

Ptychites densistriatus Bucher 1992
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
shell diameter441.715.185.549.129.4

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 2004, Kiessling 2003

Age range: Pelsonian or 247.20000 to 242.00000 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Pelsonian247.2 - 242.0USA (Nevada) Ptychites densistriatus (type locality: 113670 113671 113672 113673 213151)