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Beyrichites (Gangadharites) gangadhara

Cephalopoda - Ceratitida - Ceratitidae

Taxonomy
Meekoceras gangadhara was named by Diener (1895). It is not extant. It is the type species of Gangadharites.

It was recombined as Beyrichites (Gangadharites) gangadhara by Spath (1934).

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

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1895Meekoceras gangadhara Diener
1934Beyrichites (Gangadharites) gangadhara Spath

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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()
genusBeyrichitesDiener 1916
subgenusGangadharites
speciesgangadhara(Diener 1895)

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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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 2003, Kiessling 2004
Collections
No collection or age range data are available