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Beyrichites proximus

Cephalopoda - Ceratitida - Ceratitidae

Taxonomy
Ammonites proximus was named by Oppel (1865). It is not extant.

It was recombined as Meekoceras proximum by Diener (1895); it was recombined as Beyrichites proximus by Diener (1907).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
B. cadoricus, B. khanicofi, B. cadoricus

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1865Ammonites proximus Oppel
1895Meekoceras proximum Diener
1907Beyrichites proximus Diener

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderCeratitidaHyatt 1884
superfamilyCeratitoidea(Mojsisovics 1879)
familyCeratitidaeMojsisovics 1879
subfamilyBeyrichitinae()
genusBeyrichitesWaagen 1895
speciesproximus(Oppel 1865)

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.

†Beyrichites proximus Oppel 1865
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragoniteo
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: nektonico
Diet: carnivoreo
Vision: well-developedc
Created: 2005-01-28 02:33:06
Modified: 2005-10-06 16:36:47
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Kiessling 2003

Age range: Anisian or 246.70000 to 241.46400 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Anisian246.7 - 241.464India (Himachal Pradesh) Beyrichites proximus (206206)