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Quenstedtoceras leachi

Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Cardioceratidae

Taxonomy
Ammonites leachi was named by Sowerby (1819). It is not extant. It is the type species of Quenstedtoceras.

It was recombined as Quenstedtoceras leachi by Callomon and Wright (1989).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1819Ammonites leachi Sowerby
1989Quenstedtoceras leachi Callomon and Wright

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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
subfamilyCardioceratinaeSiemiradzki 1891
genusQuenstedtocerasHyatt 1877
speciesleachi(Sowerby 1819)

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.

Quenstedtoceras leachi Sowerby 1819
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Diagnosis
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