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Gangadharites

Cephalopoda - Ceratitida - Ceratitidae

Taxonomy
Gangadharites was named by Diener (1916) [Sepkoski's age data: Tr Anis Sepkoski's reference number: 302]. It is not extant. Its type is Meekoceras gangadhara.

It was reranked as Beyrichites (Gangadharites) by Spath (1934).

It was assigned to Beyrichites by Spath (1934); to Beyrichitinae by Tozer (1981); and to Ceratitida by Sepkoski (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1916Gangadharites Diener
1934Beyrichites (Gangadharites) Spath
1981Gangadharites Tozer p. 92
2002Gangadharites Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderCeratitidaHyatt 1884
superfamilyCeratitoidea(Mojsisovics 1879)
familyCeratitidaeMojsisovics 1879
subfamilyBeyrichitinae()
genusGangadharitesDiener 1916

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. †Gangadharites Diener 1916
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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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