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Subcraspedites (Subcraspedites) plicomphalus

Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Polyptychitidae

Taxonomy
Ammonites plicomphalus was named by Sowerby (1823). It is not a trace fossil. It is the type species of Subcraspedites, Subcraspedites (Subcraspedites).

It was recombined as Subcraspedites (Subcraspedites) plicomphalus by Spath (1947).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
Craspedites groenlandicus, S. bidevexus, S. pliocomphalus

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1823Ammonites plicomphalus Sowerby p. 145 figs. pl. 404
1947Subcraspedites (Subcraspedites) plicomphalus Spath p. 23

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassAmmonoidea()
RankNameAuthor
orderAmmonitida
suborderAmmonitinaHyatt 1889
superfamilyPerisphinctaceaeSteinman 1890
familyPolyptychitidaeWedekind 1918
subfamilyCraspeditinae(Spath 1934)
genusSubcraspeditesSpath 1924
subgenusSubcraspeditesSpath 1924
speciesplicomphalus(Sowerby 1823)

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