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Perisphinctes (Perisphinctes)

Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Perisphinctidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1869Perisphinctes (Perisphinctes) Waagen
1994Perisphinctes (Perisphinctes) Schlegelmilch p. 60

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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
genusPerisphinctes()
subgenusPerisphinctesWaagen 1869

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.

Subg. †Perisphinctes (Perisphinctes) Waagen 1869
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Invalid names: Perisphinctes obliplicatus Waagen 1875 [synonym], Perisphinctes rota Waagen 1875 [synonym]
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: base of the Early/Lower Oxfordian to the top of the Oxfordian or 161.20000 to 157.30000 Ma

Collections (18 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Callovian - Oxfordian166.1 - 157.3India Perisphinctes indogermanus (68644)
Oxfordian163.5 - 157.3Chile (Antofagasta) Perisphinctes indogermanus (172175)
Oxfordian163.5 - 157.3Madagascar Otosphinctes rota (98213)
Oxfordian163.5 - 157.3Spain Perisphinctes sp. (142573)
Early/Lower Oxfordian161.2 - 155.7France Perisphinctes alatus (12286)
Late/Upper Oxfordian161.2 - 155.7Madagascar (Atsimo-Andrefana) Dichotomosphinctes rota (234238)
Middle Oxfordian161.2 - 155.7Spain Perisphinctes cuneicostatus (142583) Perisphinctes cuneicostatus, Perisphinctes panthieri (142584) Perisphinctes panthieri (142586)
Middle Oxfordian161.2 - 155.7France Perisphinctes alatus (63455) Perisphinctes andelotensis, Perisphinctes cuneicostatus, Perisphinctes uptonensis (12292) Perisphinctes boweni, Perisphinctes strumatus, Perisphinctes uptonensis, Perisphinctes cautisnigrae, Perisphinctes panthieri (12294) Perisphinctes cuneicostatus, Perisphinctes uptonensis, Perisphinctes panthieri (12293) Perisphinctes martelli (12982) Perisphinctes pumilus, Perisphinctes alatus, Perisphinctes andelotensis (12288) Perisphinctes pumilus, Perisphinctes alatus, Perisphinctes densecostatus, Perisphinctes andelotensis, Perisphinctes cuneicostatus, Perisphinctes martelli (12291)
Middle Oxfordian161.2 - 155.7Germany Perisphinctes densecostatus, Perisphinctes martelli, Perisphinctes panthieri (62305)
Late/Upper Oxfordian - Early/Lower Kimmeridgian161.2 - 150.8India (Gujarat) Perisphinctes martelli (234316)