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Pachysphinctes major

Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Perisphinctidae

Taxonomy
Pachysphinctes major was named by Spath (1931).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1931Pachysphinctes major Spath p. 489 figs. Pl. 75, Fig 1, Pl 78, Figs 1,2, Pl 87, Fig 3, Pl 89, Fig 6

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderAmmonitida
suborderAmmonitinaHyatt 1889
superfamilyPerisphinctoidea(Steinman 1890)
familyPerisphinctidaeSteinmann 1890
subfamilyVirgatosphinctinaeSpath 1923
genusPachysphinctesDietrich
speciesmajorSpath 1931

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Pachysphinctes major Spath 1931
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Diagnosis
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