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Beatites

Cephalopoda - Ceratitida - Aspenitidae

Taxonomy
Beatites was named by Arthaber (1911) [Sepkoski's age data: Tr Olen-u Sepkoski's reference number: 302]. It is not extant. Its type is Beatites berthae.

It was assigned to Aspenitinae by Spath (1934); to Hedenstroemiidae by Kummel (1969); to Ceratitida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Aspenitidae by Tozer (1981) and Brayard et al. (2009).

Species
B. berthae (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1911Beatites Arthaber
1934Beatites Spath
1969Beatites Kummel
1981Beatites Tozer p. 91
2002Beatites Sepkoski
2009Beatites Brayard et al. pp. Appendix 2

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderCeratitidaHyatt 1884
superfamilySagecerataceaeHyatt 1884
familyAspenitidae()
genusBeatitesArthaber 1911

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.

G. †Beatites Arthaber 1911
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Beatites berthae Arthaber 1911
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available