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Witchellia connata

Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Sonniniidae

Taxonomy
Zugella connata was named by Buckman (1927).

It was recombined as Witchellia connata by Sandoval (2022).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
W. falcata, W. sutneri, W. evoluta

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1927Zugella connata Buckman
2022Witchellia connata Sandoval p. 826 figs. 10B-E

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderAmmonitida
suborderAmmonitinaHyatt 1889
superfamilyHildoceratoidea(Hyatt 1867)
familySonniniidaeBuckman 1892
subfamilyWitchelliinaeCallomon and Chandler 2006
genusWitchelliaBuckman 1889
speciesconnata(Buckman 1927)

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.

†Witchellia connata Buckman 1927
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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 2003, Kiessling 2004

Age range: Early/Lower Bajocian or 171.60000 to 168.40000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Bajocian171.6 - 168.4Spain Witchellia connata (73294)