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Phlycticeras polygonium

Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Strigoceratidae

Taxonomy
Ammonites polygonius was named by Zieten (1831).

It was recombined as Phlycticeras polygonium by Jain (2017).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1831Ammonites polygonius Zieten
1873Amaltheus schaumburgi Waagen
1875Amaltheus schaumburgi Waagen p. 41 figs. PI. IX, Fig. 1 a,b,c
2017Phlycticeras polygonium Jain p. 138 figs. 11a,b, 12a-d, 13f-h,i-n

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderAmmonitida
suborderHaploceratina
superfamilyHaploceratoidea(Zittel 1884)
familyStrigoceratidaeBuckman 1914
genusPhlycticeras
speciespolygonium(Zieten 1831)

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.

Phlycticeras polygonium Zieten 1831
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Invalid names: Amaltheus schaumburgi Waagen 1875 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
shell height245.441.350.045.66.15
shell diameter288.282.494.588.58.56
shell inflation217.917.018.917.91.34

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: Middle Callovian or 164.70000 to 161.20000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Callovian164.7 - 161.2India (Gujarat) Phlycticeras polygonium (184591)
Middle Callovian164.7 - 161.2India (Gujarat) Phlycticeras polygonium (184590 184592)