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Polymorphites polymorphus

Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Polymorphitidae

Taxonomy
Ammonites polymorphus was named by Quenstedt (1845). It is the type species of Polymorphites.

It was recombined as Polymorphites polymorphus by Bremer (1965).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
P. birchoides, P. bronnii, P. confosus, P. lineatus, P. quadratus, P. trivialis

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1845Ammonites polymorphus Quenstedt
1965Polymorphites polymorphus Bremer

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderAmmonitidaHaeckel 1866
suborderAmmonitinaHyatt 1889
superfamilyEoderoceratoidea(Spath 1929)
familyPolymorphitidae
subfamilyPolymorphitinae
genusPolymorphitesHaug 1887
speciespolymorphus(Quenstedt 1845)

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.

†Polymorphites polymorphus Quenstedt 1845
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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
Collections
No collection or age range data are available