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Oxydiscites laffoni

Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Oppeliidae

Taxonomy
Ammonites laffoni was named by Moesch (1867). It is the type species of Oxydiscites.

It was recombined as Oxydiscites laffoni by Schlegelmilch (1994).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1867Ammonites laffoni Moesch
1994Oxydiscites laffoni Schlegelmilch p. 50

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderAmmonitida
suborderHaploceratina
superfamilyHaploceratoidea(Zittel 1884)
familyOppeliidaeBonarelli 1894
subfamilyOchetoceratinaeSpath 1928
genusOxydiscites
specieslaffoni(Moesch 1867)

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.

Oxydiscites laffoni Moesch 1867
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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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