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Ptychosphaerites globulus

Cephalopoda - Ceratitida - Isculitidae

Taxonomy
Sphaerites globulus was named by Arthaber (1896). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Tiefengraben (Arthaber section), which is in a Pelsonian/Illyrian carbonate limestone in the Gutenstein Formation of Austria. It is the type species of Sphaerites, Ptychosphaerites.

It was recombined as Ptychosphaerites globulus by Spath (1951).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1896Sphaerites globulus Arthaber p. 107 figs. Pl 10, fig 5
1951Ptychosphaerites globulus Spath p. 158

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderCeratitidaHyatt 1884
superfamilyPtychitaceaeMojsisovics 1882
familyIsculitidae
genusPtychosphaerites
speciesglobulus()

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.

Ptychosphaerites globulus Arthaber 1896
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragoniteo
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: nektonico
Diet: carnivoreo
Vision: well-developedc
Created: 2005-01-28 02:33:06
Modified: 2005-10-06 16:36:47
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2003, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Pelsonian to the top of the Illyrian or 247.20000 to 242.00000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Pelsonian247.2 - 242.0Austria Ptychosphaerites globulus (216624)
Pelsonian - Illyrian247.2 - 242.0Austria Sphaerites globulus (186975)