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Pseudotoites robiginosus

Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Otoitidae

Taxonomy
Ammonites (Perisphinctes) robiginosus was named by Crick (1894). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Champion Bay, which is in a Bajocian carbonate limestone in the Newmarracarra Limestone Formation of Australia.

It was recombined as Pseudotoites robiginosus by Arkell (1954).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
P. singularis, P. sphaeroceroides

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1894Ammonites (Perisphinctes) robiginosus Crick p. 438 figs. Pl 13, figs 3a,b
1954Pseudotoites robiginosus Arkell p. 574 figs. Pl 34, figs 1-4; pl 35, figs 1,2; pl 37, fig 5; text-fig 6

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderAmmonitidaHaeckel 1866
suborderAmmonitinaHyatt 1889
superfamilyStephanoceratoidea(Newmayr 1875)
familyOtoitidaeMascke 1907
genusPseudotoites
speciesrobiginosus()

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 2003, Kiessling 2004

Age range: Early/Lower Bajocian or 170.90000 to 168.60000 Ma

Collections (9 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Bajocian170.9 - 168.6Australia (Western Australia) Ammonites robiginosus (type locality: 171208) Pseudotoites robiginosus (171209 171210 171213 171217 171220 171233 171234 171235)