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Aptychus
Discussion
Original genus name for aptychi
Taxonomy
Aptychus was named by von Meyer (1861). It is considered to be a form taxon.
It was assigned to Ammonoidea by Stanton (1895).
It was assigned to Ammonoidea by Stanton (1895).
Species
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1861 | Aptychus von Meyer |
| 1895 | Aptychus Stanton p. 83 |
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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.
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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Age range: base of the Early/Lower Jurassic to the top of the Late/Upper Campanian or 201.40000 to 70.60000 Ma
Collections (11 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Early/Lower Jurassic | Italy (Trento) | A. latus, A. beyrichi (232107) | |
| Late/Upper Callovian | Chile (Antofagasta) | A. sp. (172174) | |
| Oxfordian | Chile (Antofagasta) | A. sp. (172175) | |
| Oxfordian - Kimmeridgian | Ethiopia | A. latus (94499) | |
| Late/Upper Oxfordian | Poland | A. sp. (91906) | |
| Kimmeridgian | Madagascar | A. sp. (98167) | |
| Kimmeridgian | Chile (Antofagasta) | A. sp. (172176) | |
| Early/Lower Cretaceous | Chile (Ovalle) | A. sp. (222430) | |
| Hauterivian | France (Provence) | A. angulicostatus (56055) | |
| Late/Upper Barremian | Italy | A. angulicostatus (71828) | |
| Late/Upper Campanian | Belgium | A. portlockii (82895) |