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Peltoraspailites

Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Aspidoceratidae

Taxonomy
Peltoraspailites was named by Jeannet (1951).

It was assigned to Peltoceratinae by Jeannet (1951).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1951Peltoraspailites Jeannet p. 197

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderAmmonitida
suborderAmmonitinaHyatt 1889
superfamilyAspidoceratoideaZittel 1895
familyAspidoceratidaeZittel 1895
subfamilyPeltoceratinaeSpath 1924
genusPeltoraspailites

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.

G. †Peltoraspailites Jeannet 1951
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmean
shell height122.5
shell diameter183.0
shell inflation139.0

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 2003, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Callovian to the top of the Early/Lower Oxfordian or 164.70000 to 155.70000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Callovian164.7 - 161.2Switzerland P. carolinae (171571)
Early/Lower Oxfordian161.2 - 155.7Switzerland P. argoviensis (171559 171562 171770)