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Holcodiscus (Spitidiscus) gibbosulus

Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Holcodiscidae

Taxonomy
Ammonites gibbosulus was named by d'Orbigny (1850). Its type specimen is MNHN.F.R07513 and is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Holcodiscus (Spitidiscus) gibbosulus by Cottreau (1934).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1850Ammonites gibbosulus d'Orbigny pp. 65, No. 46
1934Holcodiscus (Spitidiscus) gibbosulus Cottreau p. 6

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassAmmonoidea()
RankNameAuthor
orderAmmonitida
suborderAmmonitinaHyatt 1889
superfamilyPerisphinctaceaeSteinman 1890
familyHolcodiscidaeSpath 1924
subfamilySpitidiscinaeVermeulen and Thieuloy 1999
genusHolcodiscusKilian 1910
subgenusSpitidiscus
speciesgibbosulus()

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: 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
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