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Psiloceras planorbis

Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Psiloceratidae

Taxonomy
Ammonites planorbis was named by Sowerby (1824).

It was recombined as Psiloceras planorbis by Maisch and Kapitzke (2010) and Hillebrandt and Kment (2015).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1824Ammonites planorbis Sowerby
2010Psiloceras planorbis Maisch and Kapitzke p. 375
2015Psiloceras planorbis Hillebrandt and Kment p. 289 figs. 5.6-5.8, 6.3, 6.4, 7.1a,b

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderAmmonitida
suborderAmmonitinaHyatt 1889
superfamilyPsiloceratoidea(Hyatt 1867)
familyPsiloceratidaeHyatt 1867
genusPsiloceras
speciesplanorbis(Sowerby 1824)

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.

†Psiloceras planorbis Sowerby 1824
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
shell height414.110.023.013.45.93
shell diameter440.830.060.040.715.2
shell inflation415.711.022.016.55.80

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: Hettangian or 201.30000 to 199.30000 Ma

Collections (13 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Rhaetian - Hettangian208.5 - 199.3United Kingdom (England) Ammonites planorbis (96611)
Early/Lower Jurassic201.4 - 174.7United Kingdom (England) Ammonites planorbis (84121)
Hettangian201.3 - 199.3United Kingdom (Yorkshire) Psiloceras planorbis (219462)
Hettangian201.3 - 199.3Canada (British Columbia) Psiloceras planorbis (157528)
Early/Lower Hettangian201.3 - 196.5United Kingdom (England) Psiloceras planorbis (29227 29228)
Early/Lower Hettangian201.3 - 196.5France Psiloceras planorbis (39215)
Early/Lower Hettangian201.3 - 196.5Austria Psiloceras planorbis (182928)
Planorbis201.3 - 196.5United Kingdom (England) Psiloceras planorbis (78501)
Planorbis201.3 - 196.5France Psiloceras planorbis (39381 39382 39387)
Planorbis201.3 - 196.5Austria Psiloceras planorbis (182930)