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Metascaphites

Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Lyelliceratidae

Taxonomy
Metascaphites was named by Wiedmann (1962). Its type is Scaphites thomasi.

It was assigned to Scaphitinae by Szives (2007); and to Stoliczkaiellinae by Kennedy and Morris (2018).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1962Metascaphites Wiedmann
2007Metascaphites Szives p. 119
2018Metascaphites Kennedy and Morris p. 92

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderAmmonitidaHaeckel 1866
suborderAmmonitinaHyatt 1889
superfamilyAcanthoceratoidea(de Grossouvre 1894)
familyLyelliceratidae
subfamilyStoliczkaiellinae
genusMetascaphitesWiedmann 1962

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.

G. †Metascaphites Wiedmann 1962
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†Metascaphites kashaii Szives 2007
†Metascaphites scholzi Szives 2007
†Metascaphites thomasi Pervinquière 1907
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available