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Cyrtopleurites (Acanthinites)

Cephalopoda - Ammonoida - Tibetitidae

Taxonomy
Cyrtopleurites (Acanthinites) was named by Mojsisovics (1893). Its type is Acanthinites excelsior.

It was reranked as Acanthinites by Spath (1951), Zeiss (1977), Tozer (1981), Tozer (1994), Sepkoski (2002).

It was assigned to Cyrtopleurites by von Mojsisovics (1893), Diener (1920); to Cyrtopleuritidae by Spath (1951), Zeiss (1977), Tozer (1981); to Cyrtopleuritinae by Tozer (1994); and to Ceratitida by Sepkoski (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1893Cyrtopleurites (Acanthinites) Mojsisovics
1893Cyrtopleurites (Acanthinites) von Mojsisovics
1920Cyrtopleurites (Acanthinites) Diener
1951Acanthinites Spath p. 70
1977Acanthinites Zeiss
1981Acanthinites Tozer p. 97
1994Acanthinites Tozer p. 188
2002Acanthinites Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
RankNameAuthor
subclassColeoideaBather 1888
orderAmmonoida(Haeckel 1866)
orderCeratitidaHyatt 1884
superfamilyClydonitaceaeMojsisovics 1879
familyTibetitidaeHyatt 1900
subfamilyCyrtopleuritinae(Diener 1925)
genusCyrtopleuritesMojsisovics 1893
subgenusAcanthinitesMojsisovics 1893

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.

Subg. †Cyrtopleurites (Acanthinites) Mojsisovics 1893
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragoniteo
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: nektonico
Diet: carnivoreo
Vision: well-developedc
Created: 2005-01-28 02:33:06
Modified: 2005-10-06 16:36:47
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Kiessling 2003
Collections
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