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Otosphinctes paturattensis

Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Perisphinctidae

Taxonomy
Perisphinctes paturattensis was named by Loriol (1901).

It was recombined as Otosphinctes paturattensis by Schairer and Schlampp (2003).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1901Perisphinctes paturattensis Loriol
2003Otosphinctes paturattensis Schairer and Schlampp p. 40 figs. Pl 2, fig 13

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderAmmonitida
suborderAmmonitinaHyatt 1889
superfamilyPerisphinctoidea(Steinman 1890)
familyPerisphinctidaeSteinmann 1890
subfamilyPerisphinctinaeSteinmann 1890
genusOtosphinctes(Buckman 1926)
speciespaturattensis(Loriol 1901)

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.

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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmean
shell height114.4
shell diameter148.0
shell inflation124.0

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: Late/Upper Oxfordian or 161.20000 to 155.70000 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Oxfordian161.2 - 155.7France Perisphinctes paturattensis (12284 12285 12286)
Early/Lower Oxfordian161.2 - 155.7Poland Perisphinctes paturattensis (235871)
Late/Upper Oxfordian161.2 - 155.7Germany Otosphinctes paturattensis (167935)