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Polygonosphaerites tessellatus

Taxonomy
Sphaeronites tessellatus was named by Phillips (1841). It is not extant. It is the type species of Polygonosphaerites, Sphaeronites.

It was recombined as Polygonosphaerites tessellatus by Roemer (1880).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1841Sphaeronites tessellatus Phillips
1880Polygonosphaerites tessellatus Roemer

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumProblematica
RankNameAuthor
genusPolygonosphaeritesRoemer 1880
speciestessellatus(Phillips 1841)

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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