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Oxyussuria

Cephalopoda - Phylloceratida - Ussuritidae

Taxonomy
Oxyussuria was named by Tozer (1994). Its type is Oxyussuria canadensis.

It was assigned to Ussuriidae by Tozer (1994); and to Ussuritidae by Brayard et al. (2009).

Species
O. canadensis (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1994Oxyussuria Tozer p. 75
2009Oxyussuria Brayard et al. pp. Appendix 2

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderPhylloceratida(Zittel 1884)
superfamilyUssuritoidea(Hyatt 1900)
familyUssuritidaeHyatt 1900
genusOxyussuria

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.

G. †Oxyussuria Tozer 1994
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Oxyussuria canadensis Tozer 1994
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmean
shell diameter129.6

Composition: aragoniteo
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: nektonico
Diet: carnivoreo
Vision: well-developedc
Created: 2009-09-27 10:11:29
Modified: 2009-09-27 12:11:29
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2003, Kiessling 2004

Age range: Smithian or 251.30000 to 247.20000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Smithian251.3 - 247.2Canada (British Columbia) O. canadensis (105197 105327 141720)