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Arctocephalites elegans

Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Cardioceratidae

Taxonomy
Arctocephalites elegans was named by Spath (1932). It is a 3D body fossil.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1932Arctocephalites elegans Spath p. 37 figs. Pl 10, figs 4a,b
1964Arctocephalites elegans Frebold p. 3 figs. Pl 1, figs 1a-3b; pl 2, figs 1a-2b

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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
genusArctocephalites
specieselegansSpath 1932

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
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