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Dufrenoya comalensis

Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Deshayesitidae

Taxonomy
Dufrenoya comalensis was named by Scott (1940). It is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Hypacanthoplites comalensis by Young (1974) and Young (1974); it was recombined as Neodeshayesites comalensis by Robert and Bulot (2005).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
D. compitalis, D. furcata, D. joserita, D. lurensis, D. rebeccae, D. transitoria, D. truncata

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1940Dufrenoya comalensis Scott
1974Hypacanthoplites comalensis Young
2005Neodeshayesites comalensis Robert and Bulot p. 612

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderAmmonitidaHaeckel 1866
suborderAmmonitinaHyatt 1889
superfamilyDeshayesitoidea(Stoyanow 1949)
familyDeshayesitidaeStoyanow 1949
subfamilyDeshayesitinae
genusDufrenoya(Kilian and Reboul 1915)
speciescomalensisScott 1940

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.

†Dufrenoya comalensis Scott 1940
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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