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Mesocladiscites

Cephalopoda - Ceratitida - Cladiscitidae

Taxonomy
Mesocladiscites was named by Shevyrev (1968) [Sepkoski's age data: Tr Anis Sepkoski's reference number: 302]. It is not extant. Its type is Mesocladiscites caucasius.

It was assigned to Cladiscitidae by Tozer (1981); to Procladiscitinae by Gamsjäger (1982); and to Ceratitida by Sepkoski (2002).

Species
M. caucasius (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1968Mesocladiscites Shevyrev
1981Mesocladiscites Tozer p. 95
1982Mesocladiscites Gamsjäger p. 21
2002Mesocladiscites Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderCeratitidaHyatt 1884
superfamilyArcestoidea(Mojsisovics 1875)
familyCladiscitidaeZittel 1884
subfamilyProcladiscitinae
genusMesocladiscitesShevyrev 1968

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. †Mesocladiscites Shevyrev 1968
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Mesocladiscites caucasius Shevyrev 1968
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available