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Cyrtopleurites

Cephalopoda - Ceratitida - Tibetitidae

Taxonomy
Cyrtopleurites was named by Mojsisovics (1893) [Sepkoski's age data: Tr Nori-m Sepkoski's reference number: 302]. It is the type genus of Cyrtopleuritidae.

It was assigned to Heraclitidae by Diener (1920); to Cyrtopleuritidae by Spath (1951) and Tozer (1981); to Cyrtopleuritinae by Tozer (1994); and to Ceratitida by Sepkoski (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1893Cyrtopleurites Mojsisovics
1920Cyrtopleurites Diener
1951Cyrtopleurites Spath p. 70
1981Cyrtopleurites Tozer p. 97
1994Cyrtopleurites Tozer p. 189
2002Cyrtopleurites Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderCeratitidaHyatt 1884
superfamilyClydonitaceaeMojsisovics 1879
familyTibetitidaeHyatt 1900
subfamilyCyrtopleuritinae(Diener 1925)
genusCyrtopleuritesMojsisovics 1893

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. †Cyrtopleurites Mojsisovics 1893
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Subg. †Cyrtopleurites (Acanthinites) Mojsisovics 1893
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Cyrtopleurites hersiliae Diener 1920
Cyrtopleurites strabonis von Mojsisovics 1893
Cyrtopleurites vestaliae Diener 1920
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available