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Masckeites psilacanthoides

Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Stephanoceratidae

Taxonomy
Cadomites (Polyplectites) psilacanthoides was named by Sandoval (1983).

It was recombined as Polyplectites psilacanthoides by Sandoval (1990); it was recombined as Masckeites psilacanthoides by Galácz (2017).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1983Cadomites (Polyplectites) psilacanthoides Sandoval
1990Polyplectites psilacanthoides Sandoval
2017Masckeites psilacanthoides Galácz p. 723

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderAmmonitidaHaeckel 1866
suborderAmmonitinaHyatt 1889
superfamilyStephanoceratoidea(Newmayr 1875)
familyStephanoceratidaeNeumayr 1875
subfamilyStephanoceratinaeNeumayr 1875
genusMasckeites
speciespsilacanthoides(Sandoval 1983)

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.

†Masckeites psilacanthoides Sandoval 1983
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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

Age range: Late/Upper Bajocian or 168.60000 to 168.20000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Bajocian168.6 - 168.2Kenya Masckeites psilacanthoides (191124)