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Eoscaphites circularis

Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Scaphitidae

Taxonomy
Ammonites circularis was named by Sowerby (1836). It is a 3D body fossil. It is the type species of Eoscaphites.

It was recombined as Eoscaphites circularis by Young (1979).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1836Ammonites circularis Sowerby
1979Eoscaphites circularis Young p. 32

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderAmmonitida
suborderAncyloceratinaWiedmann 1966
superfamilyScaphitoidea(Gill 1871)
familyScaphitidaeGill 1871
subfamilyScaphitinaeGill 1871
genusEoscaphitesBreistroffer 1947
speciescircularis(Sowerby 1836)

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.

Eoscaphites circularis Sowerby 1836
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Diagnosis
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