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Aristoptychites kolymensis

Cephalopoda - Ceratitida - Ptychitidae

Taxonomy
Ptychites kolymensis was named by Kiparisova (1937). Its type specimen is TsNIGR 88/5302 and is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Aristoptychites kolymensis by Bychkov et al. (1976) and Weitschat and Lehmann (1983).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1937Ptychites kolymensis Kiparisova p. 166 figs. Pl4, fig 3
1976Aristoptychites kolymensis Bychkov et al.
1983Aristoptychites kolymensis Weitschat and Lehmann p. 43 figs. Pl 3, figs 1-4

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderCeratitidaHyatt 1884
superfamilyPinacoceratoidea(Mojsisovics 1879)
familyPtychitidae()
genusAristoptychitesDiener 1916
specieskolymensis(Kiparisova 1937)

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.

Aristoptychites kolymensis Kiparisova 1937
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
shell height427.626.032.026.52.87
shell diameter454.351.063.052.05.69
shell inflation411.410.014.011.01.73

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: Ladinian or 242.00000 to 237.00000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ladinian242.0 - 237.0Russian Federation Aristoptychites kolymensis (202903)
Fassanian242.0 - 235.0Svalbard and Jan Mayen Aristoptychites kolymensis (144477 144478 144479)