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Katacanites quadratoides

Cephalopoda - Prolecanitida - Prolecanitidae

Taxonomy
Katacanites quadratoides was named by Kullmann (1963). Its type specimen is GPIT-PV-66529, a shell (fragmocone), and it is a mold. It is the type species of Katacanites.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1963Katacanites quadratoides Kullmann p. 284 figs. pl. 18, figs. 2-3;text-fig. 3c

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderProlecanitidaMiller and Furnish 1954
superfamilyProlecanitoidea()
familyProlecanitidaeHyatt 1884
subfamilyProlecanitinae
genusKatacanitesKullmann 1963
speciesquadratoides

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.

Katacanites quadratoides Kullmann 1963
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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: 2005-10-06 14:37:20
Modified: 2005-10-06 16:37:20
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Kiessling 2003, Kiessling 2004
Collections
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