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Ptychites trochleaeformis

Cephalopoda - Ceratitida - Ptychitidae

Taxonomy
Nautilus trochleaeformis was named by Lindstroem (1865).

It was recombined as Ptychites trocheaeformis by Bando (1964); it was recombined as Aristoptychites trochleaeformis by Weitschat and Lehmann (1983); it was recombined as Ptychites trochleaeformis by Tozer (1994).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1865Nautilus trochleaeformis Lindstroem
1964Ptychites trocheaeformis Bando p. 102 figs. Pl 15, figs 1,2
1983Aristoptychites trochleaeformis Weitschat and Lehmann p. 39 figs. Pl 1, figs 1a,b
1994Ptychites trochleaeformis Tozer p. 134 figs. Pl 62, figs 1a,b

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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
speciestrochleaeformis(Lindstroem 1865)

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 trochleaeformis Lindstroem 1865
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
shell height375.0--75.0-
shell diameter3132.5120.0155.0125.018.9
shell inflation326.0--26.0-

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 2003, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Illyrian to the top of the Ladinian or 247.20000 to 237.00000 Ma

Collections (10 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Illyrian247.2 - 242.0Canada (Alberta) Ptychites trochleaeformis (105190 137143)
Illyrian247.2 - 242.0Svalbard and Jan Mayen (Spitsbergen) Aristoptychites trochleaeformis (211377)
Illyrian247.2 - 242.0Svalbard and Jan Mayen Aristoptychites trochleaeformis (144472 144473)
Illyrian247.2 - 242.0Canada (Nunavut) Ptychites trochleaeformis (43850)
Illyrian247.2 - 242.0Canada (British Columbia) Ptychites trochleaeformis (141761)
Ladinian242.0 - 237.0Svalbard and Jan Mayen Ptychites trochleaeformis (212938 212971)
Fassanian242.0 - 235.0Japan Ptychites trocheaeformis (124316)