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Tropitoides obesus

Cephalopoda - Ammonitida

Taxonomy
Ammonites obesus was named by Stoliczka (1865). It is the type species of Tropitoides.

It was recombined as Tropitoides obesus by Spath (1925).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1865Ammonites obesus Stoliczka p. 55
1925Tropitoides obesus Spath p. 101

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderAmmonitida
suborderHaploceratina
superfamilyHaploceratoidea(Zittel 1884)
genusTropitoidesSpath 1925
speciesobesus(Stoliczka 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.

Tropitoides obesus Stoliczka 1865
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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 2004, Kiessling 2003
Collections
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