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Martolites

Cephalopoda - Ceratitida - Episculitidae

Taxonomy
Martolites was named by Diener (1916) [Sepkoski's age data: Tr Nori-m Sepkoski's reference number: 302]. It is not extant. Its type is Martolites kraffti.

It was assigned to Buchitidae by Spath (1951); to Episculitidae by Tozer (1981); and to Ceratitida by Sepkoski (2002).

Species
M. kraffti (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1916Martolites Diener
1951Martolites Spath p. 79
1981Martolites Tozer p. 99
2002Martolites Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderCeratitidaHyatt 1884
superfamilyTropitaceae(Mojsisovics 1875)
familyEpisculitidae()
genusMartolitesDiener 1916

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. †Martolites Diener 1916
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Martolites kraffti Diener 1906
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available