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Piatnitzkyceras

Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Silesitidae

Taxonomy
Piatnitzkyceras was named by Medina and Riccardi (2005). Its type is Piatnitzkyceras bonarellii.

It was assigned to Silesitidae by Medina and Riccardi (2005).

Species
P. bonarellii (type species), P. infirmum
Entered
by A. Hendy on 2006-09-03; modified by A. Hendy on 2013-10-27

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2005Piatnitzkyceras Medina and Riccardi pp. 265, 267

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderAmmonitidaHaeckel 1866
suborderAmmonitinaHyatt 1889
superfamilyDesmoceratoidea(Zittel 1895)
familySilesitidaeHyatt 1900
genusPiatnitzkyceras

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. †Piatnitzkyceras Medina and Riccardi 2005
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†Piatnitzkyceras bonarellii Medina and Riccardi 2005
†Piatnitzkyceras infirmum Medina and Riccardi 2005
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available