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Dichotomites

Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Polyptychitidae

Taxonomy
Dichotomites was named by Koenen (1909) [Sepkoski's age data: K Vala-u]. Its type is Ammonites bidichotomus.

It was reranked as Polyptychites (Dichotomites) by Bogomolov (1989).

It was assigned to Polyptychites by Bogomolov (1989); to Ammonoidea by Sepkoski (2002); and to Polyptychitinae by Alsen (2006).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1909Dichotomites Koenen
1979Ringnesiceras (Elleficeras) Kemper and Jeletzky p. 11
1988Ringnesiceras (Elleficeras) Jeletzky and Kemper p. 208
1989Polyptychites (Dichotomites) Bogomolov p. 61
2002Dichotomites Sepkoski
2006Dichotomites Alsen p. 111

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderAmmonitida
suborderAmmonitinaHyatt 1889
superfamilyPerisphinctaceaeSteinman 1890
familyPolyptychitidaeWedekind 1918
subfamilyPolyptychitinaeWedekind 1918
genusDichotomitesKoenen 1909

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. †Dichotomites Koenen 1909
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Subg. †Dichotomites (Dichotomites) Koenen 1909
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Invalid names: Amundiptychites chatangensis Golbert and Klimova 1983 [synonym], Amundiptychites sachsi Golbert and Klimova 1983 [synonym], Dichotomites (Dichotomites) involutus Burdykina 1983 [synonym], Dichotomites (Dichotomites) romani Kemper 1978 [synonym], Dichotomites (Prodichotomites) hollwedensis Kemper 1978 [synonym], Dichotomites mangyschlakensis Luppov 1983 [synonym], Dichotomites toryschensis Luppov 1983 [synonym], Polyptychites frechi Koenen 1902 [synonym], Polyptychites tardescissus Koenen 1902 [synonym], Polyptychites terscissus Koenen 1902 [synonym], Ringnesiceras (Elleficeras) ellefense Kemper and Jeletzky 1979 [synonym]
Subg. †Dichotomites (Prodichotomites) Kemper 1971
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Dichotomites (Prodichotomites) amundensis Kemper and Jeletzky 1979
Dichotomites (Prodichotomites) ellefensis Kemper and Jeletzky 1979
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Invalid names: Neocraspedites speetonensis Spath 1924 [synonym], Polyptychites gradatus Koenen 1902 [synonym]
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Invalid names: Polyptychites ramulosus Koenen 1902 [synonym]
Prodichotomites glaber Jeletzky and Kemper 1988
Prodichotomites grotriani Neumayr and Uhlig 1881
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Invalid names: Olcostephanus obsoletecostatus Neumayr and Uhlig 1881 [synonym]
Prodichotomites ivanovi Aristov 1974
Prodichotomites pfaffi Jeletzky and Kemper 1988
Prodichotomites robustus Jeletzky and Kemper 1988
Invalid names: Ringnesiceras Kemper and Jeletzky 1979 [synonym]
Invalid names: Ringnesiceras (Elleficeras) Kemper and Jeletzky 1979 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available