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Siberiptychites (Pseudoeuryptychites) middendorffi

Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Polyptychitidae

Taxonomy
Polyptychites middendorffi was named by Pavlov (1914). It is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Siberiptychites (Siberiptychites) middendorffi by Jeletzky (1986); it was recombined as Siberiptychites (Pseudoeuryptychites) middendorffi by Jeletzky and Kemper (1988).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
Polyptychites studendorffi, S. middenforffi, S. middendorfi, S. stubbendorgi

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1914Polyptychites middendorffi Pavlov pp. 31-33 figs. pl. 7, figs. 1, 2
1986Siberiptychites (Siberiptychites) middendorffi Jeletzky p. 354
1988Siberiptychites (Pseudoeuryptychites) middendorffi Jeletzky and Kemper p. 162 figs. Pl 32, fig. 4; pl 34, figs. 2, 3; Pl 36, fig. 2; Pl 39, fig. 3, text-figs 54d, 55b, 55c; 56a, 56b

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassAmmonoidea()
RankNameAuthor
orderAmmonitidaHaeckel 1866
suborderAmmonitinaHyatt 1889
superfamilyPerisphinctaceaeSteinman 1890
familyPolyptychitidaeWedekind 1918
subfamilyPolyptychitinaeWedekind 1918
genusSiberiptychitesPavlow 1892
subgenusPseudoeuryptychites(Kemper and Jeletzky 1977)
speciesmiddendorffi(Pavlov 1914)

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 2004, Kiessling 2003

Age range: Late/Upper Valanginian or 137.05000 to 132.60000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Valanginian137.05 - 132.6Canada (Northwest Territories) Siberiptychites middendorffi (87536)
Late/Upper Valanginian137.05 - 132.6Canada (Northwest Territories) Siberiptychites middendorffi (87551)