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Baculites baculus

Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Baculitidae

Taxonomy
Baculites baculus was named by Meek and Hayden (1861) [DISTRIBUTION: Maastrictian; Western Interior; Europe.]. It is a 3D body fossil.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1861Baculites baculus Meek and Hayden p. 445
1993Baculites baculus Kennedy p. 110

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderAmmonitidaHaeckel 1866
suborderAncyloceratinaWiedmann 1966
superfamilyTurrilitoidea(Gill 1871)
familyBaculitidaeGill 1871
genusBaculitesLamarck 1799
speciesbaculusMeek and Hayden 1861

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Baculites baculus Meek and Hayden 1861
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Diagnosis
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