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Taramelliceras compsum

Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Oppeliidae

Taxonomy

Ammonites compsus was named by Oppel (1863).

It was recombined as Taramelliceras (Taramelliceras) compsum by Schlegelmilch (1994) and Howarth (1998); it was recombined as Taramelliceras compsum by Baudouin et al. (2011).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

T. ampanihyense, T. besairiei, T. holderi, T. jumarense, T. kachhense, T. karreri, T. szajnochai, T. wrighti, T. nodiusculum, T. taurimontanum, T. golenkoi, T. erycinum, T. platyconcha, T. subcallicerum, T. trachynotum

Synonyms

Ammonites holbeini was named by Oppel (1863).

It was recombined as Oppelia holbeini by Gemmellaro (1872); it was synonymized subjectively with Taramelliceras compsum by Baudouin et al. (2011).
Ammonites (Oppelia) pseudoflexuosus was named by Favre (1877).

It was recombined as Taramelliceras (Taramelliceras) pseudoflexuosum by Schlegelmilch (1994) and Howarth (1998); it was synonymized subjectively with Taramelliceras compsum by Baudouin et al. (2011).
Oppelia kochi was named by Herbich (1878).

It was synonymized subjectively with Taramelliceras compsum by Baudouin et al. (2011).
Oppelia franciscana was named by Fontannes (1879).

It was synonymized subjectively with Taramelliceras compsum by Baudouin et al. (2011).
Glochiceras crenosum was named by Quenstedt (1887).

It was synonymized subjectively with Taramelliceras compsum by Baudouin et al. (2011).

Synonymy list

Year	Name and author
1863	Ammonites compsus Oppel
1863	Ammonites holbeini Oppel
1863	Ammonites compsus Oppel p. 215 figs. Tab 57, Figs 1a, b
1872	Oppelia holbeini Gemmellaro p. 142
1877	Ammonites (Oppelia) pseudoflexuosus Favre
1878	Oppelia kochi Herbich
1879	Oppelia franciscana Fontannes
1887	Glochiceras crenosum Quenstedt
1994	Taramelliceras (Taramelliceras) compsum Schlegelmilch p. 36
1994	Taramelliceras (Taramelliceras) pseudoflexuosum Schlegelmilch p. 36
1998	Taramelliceras (Taramelliceras) pseudoflexuosum Howarth
1998	Taramelliceras (Taramelliceras) compsum Howarth p. 37
2011	Taramelliceras compsum Baudouin et al. p. 626 figs. Pl 1, figs 1-4,7; pl 2, figs 3-10; pl 3, figs 1-7; pl 4, figs 1-8; pl 5, figs 1-6; pl 6, figs 1-6; p

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Rank	Name	Author
kingdom	Animalia	()
—	Bilateria
—	Eubilateria	Ax 1987
—	Protostomia
—	Spiralia
superphylum	Lophotrochozoa
phylum	Mollusca
class	Cephalopoda	Cuvier 1797

Rank	Name	Author
subclass	Ammonoidea	()
order	Ammonitida
suborder	Haploceratina
superfamily	Haploceratoidea	(Zittel 1884)
family	Oppeliidae	Bonarelli 1894
subfamily	Taramelliceratinae	Spath 1928
genus	Taramelliceras
species	compsum	()

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.

†Taramelliceras compsum Oppel 1863

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Invalid names: Ammonites (Oppelia) pseudoflexuosus Favre 1877 [synonym], Ammonites holbeini Oppel 1863 [synonym], Glochiceras crenosum Quenstedt 1887 [synonym], Oppelia franciscana Fontannes 1879 [synonym], Oppelia kochi Herbich 1878 [synonym]

Diagnosis

No diagnoses are available