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Spiticeras polytroptychum

Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Olcostephanidae

Taxonomy
Holcostephanus polytroptychus was named by Uhlig (1888). It is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Spiticeras polytroptychum by Ovando-Figueroa et al. (2024).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1888Holcostephanus polytroptychus Uhlig
2024Spiticeras polytroptychum Ovando-Figueroa et al. p. 2 figs. 2A1-2

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderAmmonitidaHaeckel 1866
suborderOlcostephaninaHaug 1910
superfamilyOlcostephanoidea(Haug 1910)
familyOlcostephanidaeHaug 1910
subfamilySpiticeratinaeSpath 1924
genusSpiticeras
speciespolytroptychum(Uhlig 1888)

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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