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Forresteria pitalensis

Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Collignoniceratidae

Taxonomy
Prionocyclus pitalensis was named by Steinmann (1881) [AUTHORSHIP: Authoriship date uncertain.]. It is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Forresteria pitalensis by Renz (1982).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1881Prionocyclus pitalensis Steinmann
1982Forresteria pitalensis Renz p. 114

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderAmmonitida
suborderAmmonitinaHyatt 1889
superfamilyAcanthoceratoidea(de Grossouvre 1894)
familyCollignoniceratidaeWright and Wright 1951
subfamilyBarroisiceratinaeBasse 1947
genusForresteria()
speciespitalensis(Steinmann 1881)

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.

Forresteria pitalensis Steinmann 1881
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available