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Platiknemiceras bassei

Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Knemiceratidae

Taxonomy
Knemiceras (Platiknemiceras) bassei was named by Bataller (1954). It is a 3D body fossil. It is the type species of Knemiceras (Platiknemiceras).

It was recombined as Platiknemiceras bassei by Casey (1961) and Kennedy et al. (1998).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1954Knemiceras (Platiknemiceras) bassei Bataller p. 174
1961Platiknemiceras bassei Casey
1998Platiknemiceras bassei Kennedy et al. p. 37

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderAmmonitida
suborderAmmonitinaHyatt 1889
superfamilyEngonoceratoideaHyatt 1903
familyKnemiceratidaeHyatt 1903
genusPlatiknemiceras()
speciesbassei()

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.

Platiknemiceras bassei Bataller 1954
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Diagnosis
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Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragoniteo
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: fast-movingo
Life habit: nektonico
Diet: carnivoreo
Vision: well-developedc
Created: 2005-01-28 02:27:03
Modified: 2009-10-08 14:14:55
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Kiessling 2003
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