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Eulytoceras phestum

Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Lytoceratidae

Taxonomy
Ammonites phestus was named by Matheron (1878) [DISTRIBUTION: Aptian; Europe.]. It is not a trace fossil.

It was recombined as Eulytoceras phestum by Murphy (1975) and Landra et al. (2000).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1878Ammonites phestus Matheron figs. C-20, fig. 5a-c
1975Eulytoceras phestum Murphy p. 18 figs. Pl. 2, Fig. 3
2000Eulytoceras phestum Landra et al. p. 34

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderAmmonitida
suborderAmmonitinaHyatt 1889
superfamilyLytoceratoidea(Neumayr 1875)
familyLytoceratidaeNeumayr 1875
subfamilyLytoceratinaeNeumayr 1875
genusEulytocerasSuess 1865
speciesphestum(Matheron 1878)

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.

Eulytoceras phestum Matheron 1878
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Diagnosis
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