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Arctoceras blomstrandi

Cephalopoda - Ceratitida - Arctoceratidae

Taxonomy

Ceratites blomstrandi was named by Lindström (1865). It is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Arctoceras blomstrandi by Frebold (1930), Spath (1934), Runnegar (1969), Dagis and Ermakova (1990), Tozer (1994) and Dagis et al. (1996).

Synonyms

Ceratites simplex was named by Mojsisovics (1886).

It was synonymized subjectively with Arctoceras blomstrandi by Dagis and Ermakova (1990).
Ceratites polaris was named by Mojsisovics (1886). Its type specimen is NRPAS 1247 and is a 3D body fossil. It is the type species of Arctoceras.

It was recombined as Arctoceras polare by Spath (1934); it was synonymized objectively with Arctoceras blomstrandi by Dagis and Ermakova (1990).
Ceratites whitei was named by Mojsisovics (1886).

It was recombined as Arctoceras whitei by Frebold (1930) and Spath (1934); it was synonymized subjectively with Arctoceras blomstrandi by Dagis and Ermakova (1990).
Dinarites oebergi was named by Mojsisovics (1882).

It was synonymized subjectively with Arctoceras blomstrandi by Dagis and Ermakova (1990).
Ceratites costatus was named by Oeberg (1877).

It was recombined as Arctoceras costatum by Spath (1934); it was synonymized subjectively with Arctoceras blomstrandi by Dagis and Ermakova (1990).
Ceratites lindstroemi was named by Mojsisovics (1886).

It was recombined as Arctoceras lindstroemi by Spath (1934); it was synonymized subjectively with Arctoceras blomstrandi by Buchan et al. (1965).

Synonymy list

Year	Name and author
1865	Ceratites blomstrandi Lindström p. 4 figs. pl. 1, fig. 3
1877	Ceratites costatus Oeberg
1882	Dinarites oebergi Mojsisovics
1886	Ceratites lindstroemi Mojsisovics
1886	Ceratites polaris Mojsisovics
1886	Ceratites simplex Mojsisovics
1886	Ceratites whitei Mojsisovics
1886	Ceratites polaris Mojsisovics p. 31 figs. Pl . 7 , figs . 1a , b
1900	Ceratites polaris Hyatt p. 559
1930	Arctoceras blomstrandi Frebold
1930	Arctoceras whitei Frebold
1934	Arctoceras blomstrandi Spath
1934	Arctoceras costatum Spath
1934	Arctoceras lindstroemi Spath
1934	Arctoceras polare Spath
1934	Arctoceras whitei Spath
1969	Arctoceras blomstrandi Runnegar p. 826
1990	Arctoceras blomstrandi Dagis and Ermakova p. 40 figs. Pl 9, figs 1,2; pl 10, figs 1,2
1994	Arctoceras blomstrandi Tozer p. 74 figs. Pl 26, figs 1-3
1996	Arctoceras blomstrandi Dagis et al. p. 95 figs. Pl 49, figs 1,2

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Rank	Name	Author
kingdom	Animalia	()
—	Bilateria
—	Eubilateria	Ax 1987
—	Protostomia
—	Spiralia
superphylum	Lophotrochozoa
phylum	Mollusca
class	Cephalopoda	Cuvier 1797

Rank	Name	Author
subclass	Ammonoidea	()
order	Ceratitida	Hyatt 1884
suborder	Meekoceratina
superfamily	Meekoceratoidea	Waagen 1895
family	Arctoceratidae	Arthaber 1911
genus	Arctoceras
species	blomstrandi	(Lindström 1865)

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.

†Arctoceras blomstrandi Lindström 1865

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Invalid names: Ceratites costatus Oeberg 1877 [synonym], Ceratites lindstromi Mojsisovics 1886 [synonym], Ceratites polaris Mojsisovics 1886 [objective synonym], Ceratites simplex Mojsisovics 1886 [synonym], Ceratites whitei Mojsisovics 1886 [synonym], Dinarites oebergi Mojsisovics 1882 [synonym]

Diagnosis

No diagnoses are available