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Staffites afrispinus

Cephalopoda - Goniatitida - Cheiloceratidae

Taxonomy
Cheiloceras (Staffites) curvispina afrispina was named by Becker (1993).

It was recombined as Staffites afrispinus by Korn and Klug (2002).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
Cheiloceras complanatum

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1993Cheiloceras (Staffites) curvispina afrispina Becker
2002Staffites afrispinus Korn and Klug p. 180

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderGoniatitidaHyatt 1884
suborderTornoceratinaWedekind 1918
superfamilyPrionoceratoidea()
familyCheiloceratidaeFrech 1897
subfamilyCheiloceratinaeFrech 1897
genusStaffitesWedekind 1918
speciesafrispinus(Becker 1993)

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.

†Staffites afrispinus Becker 1993
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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 02:36:55
Modified: 2005-10-06 16:36:08
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Kiessling 2003
Collections
No collection or age range data are available