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Kepplerites (Seymourites) gitinsi

Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Kosmoceratidae

Taxonomy
Yakounoceras gitinsi was named by McLearn (1927).

It was recombined as Kepplerites (Seymourites) gitinsi by Imlay (1953).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
K. crucifer, K. loganianus, K. svalbardensis, K. trichophorus

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1927Yakounoceras gitinsi McLearn p. 72 figs. Pl 1, fig 2
1953Kepplerites (Seymourites) gitinsi Imlay p. 98 figs. Pl 52, figs 1,2

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderAmmonitida
suborderAmmonitinaHyatt 1889
superfamilyPerisphinctoidea(Steinman 1890)
familyKosmoceratidaeHaug 1887
genusKepplerites
subgenusSeymourites
speciesgitinsi(McLearn 1927)

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 2003, Kiessling 2004
Collections
No collection or age range data are available