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Klamathites

Cephalopoda - Ceratitida - Klamathitidae

Taxonomy
Klamathites was named by Smith (1927) [Sepkoski's age data: Tr Carn-u Sepkoski's reference number: 302]. Its type is Klamathites schucherti. It is the type genus of Klamathitidae.

It was assigned to Carnitidae by Spath (1951) and Tozer (1981); to Klamathitidae by Tozer (1994); and to Ceratitida by Sepkoski (2002).

Species
K. kellyi, K. schucherti (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1927Klamathites Smith p. 73
1951Klamathites Spath p. 29
1981Klamathites Tozer p. 94
1994Klamathites Tozer p. 132
2002Klamathites Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderCeratitidaHyatt 1884
superfamilyPinacoceratoidea(Mojsisovics 1879)
familyKlamathitidae
genusKlamathites

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. †Klamathites Smith 1927
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Klamathites kellyi Smith 1927
Klamathites schucherti Smith 1927
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available