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Prolobites ellipticus

Cephalopoda - Goniatitida - Prolobitidae

Taxonomy
Prolobites delphinus elliptica was named by Wedekind (1908).

It was recombined as Prolobites ellipticus by Bogoslovsky (1969).

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by M. Clapham on 2015-07-23

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1908Prolobites delphinus elliptica Wedekind
1969Prolobites ellipticus Bogoslovsky p. 191 figs. Pl 8, figs 5-7

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderGoniatitidaHyatt 1884
suborderTornoceratinaWedekind 1918
superfamilyDimeroceratoideaHyatt 1884
familyProlobitidaeWedekind 1913
subfamilyProlobitinaeWedekind 1913
genusProlobitesKarpinsky 1885
speciesellipticus(Wedekind 1908)

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.

†Prolobites ellipticus Wedekind 1908
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Diagnosis
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