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Oppelia (Oecotraustes) westermanni

Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Oppeliidae

Taxonomy
Oecotraustes (Oecotraustes) westermanni was named by Stephanov (1966).

It was recombined as Oppelia (Oecotraustes) westermanni by Besnosov and Mitta (1993).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
O. lorioli

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1966Oecotraustes (Oecotraustes) westermanni Stephanov
1993Oppelia (Oecotraustes) westermanni Besnosov and Mitta p. 40 figs. Pl 2, fig 10

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderAmmonitida
suborderHaploceratina
superfamilyHaploceratoidea(Zittel 1884)
familyOppeliidaeBonarelli 1894
genusOppelia
subgenusOecotraustes(Waagen 1869)
specieswestermanni(Stephanov 1966)

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
No measurements are available
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: Subfurcatum or 171.60000 to 167.70000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Subfurcatum171.6 - 167.7Turkmenistan Oppelia westermanni (187369)