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Arctocephalitinae

Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Cardioceratidae

Taxonomy
Arctocephalitinae was named by Meledina (1968). Its type is Arctocephalites.

It was assigned to Cardioceratidae by Callomon and Wright (1989), Mitta (2016).

Subtaxa
Arcticoceras, Arctocephalites (type genus), Paracadoceras

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1968Arctocephalitinae Meledina
1989Arctocephalitinae Callomon and Wright
2016Arctocephalitinae Mitta p. 360

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderAmmonitidaHaeckel 1866
suborderAmmonitinaHyatt 1889
superfamilyStephanoceratoidea(Newmayr 1875)
familyCardioceratidaeSiemiradzki 1891
subfamilyArctocephalitinaeMeledina 1968
subfamilyArctocephalitinaeMeledina 1968

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.

Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available