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Perisphinctes (Dichotomosphinctes) montfalconensis

Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Perisphinctidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1901Perisphinctes montfalconensis de Loriol
1994Perisphinctes (Dichotomosphinctes) montfalconensis Schlegelmilch p. 59 figs. Pl 17, fig 8

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassAmmonoidea()
RankNameAuthor
orderAmmonitida
suborderAmmonitinaHyatt 1889
superfamilyPerisphinctoidea(Steinman 1890)
familyPerisphinctidaeSteinmann 1890
subfamilyPerisphinctinaeSteinmann 1890
genusPerisphinctes()
subgenusDichotomosphinctes
speciesmontfalconensis(de Loriol 1901)

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.

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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: base of the Early/Lower Oxfordian to the top of the Oxfordian or 161.20000 to 157.30000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Oxfordian163.5 - 157.3Spain Perisphinctes montfalconensis (142572)
Early/Lower Oxfordian161.2 - 155.7France Perisphinctes montfalconensis (12284 12285 12286)