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Perisphinctes (Arisphinctes) kheraensis

Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Perisphinctidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1931Perisphinctes kheraensis Spath p. 420 figs. Pl. 74, fig. 5a, b
2012Perisphinctes (Arisphinctes) kheraensis Pandey et al. p. 502

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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()
subgenusArisphinctes(Buckman 1924)
specieskheraensis(Spath 1931)

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
ReferenceDiagnosis
D.K. Pandey et al. 2012Shells small to large, incomplete, septate till end, and evolute. Inner whorls slightly depressed, outer whorls compressed. Whorl section subrounded, the slightly convex lanks merge smoothly into the moderately arched venter (Fig. 23A-F). Umbilical wall short, steeply inclined. Ornamentation consists of gradually variocostate, moderately coarse, sharp primary ribs originating near the umbilical suture with rursiradiate orientation then turning prorsiradiate near the umbilical margin, from where they run consistently forwardinclined on the lanks. Primaries branch regularly into two (rarely three on the outer whorl) iner secondaries at the ventrolateral region (Fig. 23G) and cross the venter with slight forward-directed convexity. Primaries on outer whorls become rectiradiate. Ribbing density is moderate, increases during growth until a diameter of around 100 mm (Fig. 24). Constrictions distinct, numbering three per whorl.
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
Collections
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