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Spiroceras bifurcatum

Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Spiroceratidae

Taxonomy
Hamites bifurcati was named by Quenstedt (1856).

It was recombined as Spiroceras bifurcatus by Potonie (1929); it was recombined as Spiroceras bifurcatum by Besnosov and Mitta (1993).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1856Hamites bifurcati Quenstedt
1929Spiroceras bifurcatus Potonie
1993Spiroceras bifurcatum Besnosov and Mitta p. 222

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderAmmonitidaHaeckel 1866
suborderAmmonitinaHyatt 1889
superfamilySpiroceratoidea(Hyatt 1900)
familySpiroceratidae
genusSpiroceras
speciesbifurcatum(Quenstedt 1856)

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.

Spiroceras bifurcatum Quenstedt 1856
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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