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Witchellia hyalina

Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Sonniniidae

Taxonomy
Hyalinites hyalinus was named by Buckman (1924).

It was recombined as Witchellia hyalina by Sandoval (2022).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1924Hyalinites hyalinus Buckman
1926Sonninites simulans Buckman
2022Witchellia hyalina Sandoval p. 831 figs. 8C, 11B, 13A

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderAmmonitidaHaeckel 1866
suborderAmmonitinaHyatt 1889
superfamilyHildoceratoidea(Hyatt 1867)
familySonniniidaeBuckman 1892
subfamilyWitchelliinaeCallomon and Chandler 2006
genusWitchelliaBuckman 1889
specieshyalina(Buckman 1924)

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.

Witchellia hyalina Buckman 1924
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Invalid names: Sonninites simulans Buckman 1926 [synonym]
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