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Pseudotoites brunnschweileri

Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Otoitidae

Taxonomy
Pseudotoites brunnschweileri was named by Arkell (1954). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Geraldton Area, which is in a Bajocian shallow subtidal limestone in the Newmarracarra Limestone Formation of Australia.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1954Pseudotoites brunnschweileri Arkell p. 576 figs. Pl 36, figs 3,4

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderAmmonitida
suborderAmmonitinaHyatt 1889
superfamilyStephanoceratoidea(Newmayr 1875)
familyOtoitidaeMascke 1907
genusPseudotoites
speciesbrunnschweileri

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 171.60000 to 168.40000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Bajocian171.6 - 168.4Australia (Western Australia) Pseudotoites brunnschweileri (type locality: 171220 171224)