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Pleuroacanthites psilomorphum

Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Lytoceratidae

Taxonomy
Pleuroacanthites psilomorphum was named by Guex (1995). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Level Z-16, Reno Draw section 1, which is in a Liasicus marine limestone in the Sunrise Formation of Nevada.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
P. biformmis

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1995Pleuroacanthites psilomorphum Guex p. 44 figs. Pl 6, figs 11-14

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderAmmonitidaHaeckel 1866
suborderAmmonitinaHyatt 1889
superfamilyLytoceratoidea(Neumayr 1875)
familyLytoceratidaeNeumayr 1875
subfamilyPleuroacanthitinae(Hyatt 1900)
genusPleuroacanthitesCanavari 1883
speciespsilomorphum

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.

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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available