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Hamites maximus

Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Hamitidae

Taxonomy
Hamites maximus was named by Sowerby (1814) [DISTRIBUTION: Albian.]. It is not a trace fossil.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1814Hamites maximus Sowerby
1926Hamites maximus Whitehouse p. 226

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderAmmonitida
suborderAncyloceratinaWiedmann 1966
superfamilyTurrilitoidea(Gill 1871)
familyHamitidaeGill 1871
genusHamitesParkinson 1811
speciesmaximusSowerby 1814

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.

Hamites maximus Sowerby 1814
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available