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Properisphinctes bernensis

Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Perisphinctidae

Taxonomy
Perisphinctes bernensis was named by de Loriol (1898).

It was recombined as Prososphinctes bernensis by Collignon (1959); it was recombined as Properisphinctes bernensis by Schlegelmilch (1994).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
P. latilinguatus, P. noetlingi, P. virguloides

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1898Perisphinctes bernensis de Loriol p. 76 figs. PI. V, fig. 18-23.
1959Prososphinctes bernensis Collignon p. XXXIV fig. 180
1994Properisphinctes bernensis Schlegelmilch p. 57 figs. Pl 17, fig 2

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderAmmonitida
suborderAmmonitinaHyatt 1889
superfamilyPerisphinctoidea(Steinman 1890)
familyPerisphinctidaeSteinmann 1890
subfamilyPerisphinctinaeSteinmann 1890
genusProperisphinctes
speciesbernensis()

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.

†Properisphinctes bernensis de Loriol 1898
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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: Oxfordian or 163.50000 to 157.30000 Ma

Collections (9 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Callovian - Oxfordian166.1 - 157.3India Properisphinctes bernensis (68644 68647)
Middle Callovian164.7 - 161.2Madagascar Properisphinctes bernensis (98125)
Oxfordian163.5 - 157.3Madagascar Properisphinctes bernensis (98187)
Early/Lower Oxfordian161.2 - 155.7Germany Perisphinctes bernensis (62303)
Early/Lower Oxfordian161.2 - 155.7France Perisphinctes bernensis (12267)
Early/Lower Oxfordian161.2 - 155.7Madagascar Prososphinctes bernensis (234136)
Early/Lower Oxfordian - Middle Oxfordian161.2 - 155.7France Perisphinctes bernensis (12268)
Late/Upper Oxfordian161.2 - 155.7Madagascar (Atsimo-Andrefana) Properisphinctes bernensis (234238)