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Worthoceras platydorsatus

Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Scaphitidae

Taxonomy
Macroscaphites platydorsatus was named by Scott (1924). It is not a trace fossil. It is the type species of Worthoceras.

It was recombined as Worthoceras platydorsatus by Kennedy et al. (1987) and Henderson (1990).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1924Macroscaphites platydorsatus Scott
1987Worthoceras platydorsatus Kennedy et al. p. 64
1990Worthoceras platydorsatus Henderson p. 128

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderAmmonitida
suborderAncyloceratinaWiedmann 1966
superfamilyScaphitoidea(Gill 1871)
familyScaphitidaeGill 1871
subfamilyOtoscaphitinaeWright 1953
genusWorthocerasAdkins 1928
speciesplatydorsatus(Scott 1924)

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
No diagnoses are available
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
Collections
No collection or age range data are available