| Source Data | |
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| Rank | genus (PBDB) |
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| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ceratitida : Ptychitidae : Ptychites |
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Classification
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| Opinions (PBDB) | | Name | Rank | Opinion | Evidence | Author |
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| Ptychites | genus | belongs to Ptychitidae | stated with evidence | Spath, 1951 | | Ptychites | genus | belongs to Ceratitida | second hand | Sepkoski, 2002 | | Ptychites | genus | belongs to Ptychitidae | stated with evidence | Vörös, 2018 |
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| Status (PBDB) | extinct |
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| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 33 |
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| First Recorded Appearance | 247 - 242 Ma
Triassic |
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| Last Recorded Appearance | 242 - 222 Ma
Triassic |
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| Motility | actively mobile (based on Ceratitida) |
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| Vision | well-developed (based on Cephalopoda) |
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| Diet | carnivore (based on Ceratitida) |
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| Taphonomy | aragonite (based on Ceratitida) |
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| Primary Reference (PBDB) | J. J. Sepkoski, Jr. 2002. A compendium of fossil marine animal genera. Bulletins of American Paleontology 363:1-560 |
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| Sepkoski, Jr. J. J. (2002) A compendium of fossil marine animal genera, Bulletins of American Paleontology 363, 1-560 |
| Spath L. F. (1951) , Catalogue of the Fossil Cephalopoda in the British Museum (Natural History), Part V, The Ammonoidea of the Trias (II), 1-228 |
| McLearn F. H. (1969) Middle Triassic (Anisian) ammonoids from northeastern British Columbia and Ellesmere Island, Geological Survey of Canada Bulletin 170, 1-90 |
| Tozer E. T. (1981) Triassic Ammonoidea: Classification, evolution and relationship with Permian and Jurassic Forms, The Ammonoidea: The evolution classification, mode of life and geological usefulness of a major fossil group, 66-100 |
| Tozer E. T. (1994) Canadian Triassic Ammonoid Faunas, Geological Survey of Canada Bulletin 467, 1-663 |
| Vörös A. (2018) The Upper Anisian ammonoids of the Balaton Highland (Hungary), Geologica Hungarica, Series Palaeontologica 60, 1-241 |
Ptychites ✝
