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Aptychopsis ovata

Cephalopoda - Orthocerida

Taxonomy
Aptychopsis ovata was named by Jones and Woodward (1888). It is not extant.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1888Aptychopsis ovata Jones and Woodward p. 108 figs. pl. XV, fig. 4-5, and fig. 9
1987Aptychopsis ovata Holland p. 348

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
RankNameAuthor
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassOrthoceratoidea(M'Coy 1844)
orderOrthoceridaKuhn 1940
genusAptychopsis
speciesovataJones and Woodward 1888

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.

Aptychopsis ovata Jones and Woodward 1888
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragoniteo
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: nektonico
Diet: carnivoreo
Vision: well-developedc
Created: 2005-10-06 14:35:22
Modified: 2009-04-13 11:56:59
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Kiessling 2004
Collections
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