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Aptychopsis prima

Cephalopoda - Orthocerida

Taxonomy
Aptychopsis primus was named by Barrande (1872). It is not extant.

It was corrected as Aptychopsis primum by Gnoli and Serpagli (1991); it was corrected as Aptychopsis prima by Manda (2007).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1872Aptychopsis primus Barrande p. 457 figs. pl. 33
1987Aptychopsis primus Holland p. 347
1991Aptychopsis primum Gnoli and Serpagli
2007Aptychopsis prima Manda

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

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 prima Barrande 1872
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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

Age range: base of the Telychian to the top of the Gorstian or 438.50000 to 425.60000 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Telychian438.5 - 433.4Czech Republic (Praha) Aptychopsis prima (160026)
Sheinwoodian433.4 - 430.5Italy (Sardinia) Aptychopsis primum (26166)
Homerian - Gorstian430.5 - 425.6Italy (Sardinia) Aptychopsis prima (26177)
Gorstian427.4 - 425.6Italy (Sardinia) Aptychopsis prima (26178) Aptychopsis primum (26168)