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Popovites

Cephalopoda - Phylloceratida - Ussuritidae

Taxonomy
Popovites was named by Tozer (1965).

It was assigned to Paranannitidae by Kummel (1969), Tozer (1981) and Tozer (1994); and to Ussuritidae by Brayard et al. (2009).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1965Popovites Tozer
1969Popovites Kummel
1981Popovites Tozer p. 90
1994Popovites Tozer p. 77
2009Popovites 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
genusPopovitesTozer 1965

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. †Popovites Tozer 1965
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Popovites borealis Tozer 1965
Popovites occidentalis Tozer 1965
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
shell diameter231.331.231.531.40.212

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: Olenekian or 251.20000 to 247.20000 Ma

Collections (12 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Spathian251.3 - 247.2Svalbard and Jan Mayen (Spitsbergen) P. occidentalis (211374)
Spathian251.3 - 247.2Canada (Nunavut) P. borealis (44049)
Spathian251.3 - 247.2Canada (British Columbia) P. occidentalis (105200 105262 105264 105311 105314 105321 105323 105325 105326)
Olenekian251.2 - 247.2Norway P. occidentalis (31369)