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Heraclites

Cephalopoda - Ceratitida - Heraclitidae

Taxonomy
Heraclites was named by Mojsisovics [Sepkoski's age data: Tr Nori-m Sepkoski's reference number: 302]. Its type is Ammonites robustus.

It was assigned to Dinaritidae by von Mojsisovics (1896); to Heraclitidae by Diener (1920), Spath (1951), Tozer (1981) and Tozer (1994); and to Ceratitida by Sepkoski (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1896Heraclites von Mojsisovics
1920Heraclites Diener
1951Heraclites Spath p. 70
1981Heraclites Tozer p. 97
1994Heraclites Tozer p. 198
2002Heraclites Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderCeratitidaHyatt 1884
superfamilyClydonitaceaeMojsisovics 1879
familyHeraclitidaeDiener 1920
genusHeraclitesMojsisovics

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. †Heraclites Mojsisovics
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Heraclites canadensis Tozer 1994
Heraclites gorgonii Diener 1920
Heraclites robustus Hauer 1855
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available