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Megaceratites

Cephalopoda - Ceratitida - Ceratitidae

Taxonomy
Megaceratites was named by Balini (1992).

It was assigned to Ceratitida by Vörös (2002); and to Paraceratitinae by Balini (1994) and Vörös (2018).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1992Megaceratites Balini
1994Megaceratites Balini
2002Megaceratites Vörös
2018Megaceratites Vörös p. 59

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderCeratitidaHyatt 1884
superfamilyCeratitoidea(Mojsisovics 1879)
familyCeratitidaeMojsisovics 1879
subfamilyParaceratitinaeSilberling 1962
genusMegaceratitesBalini 1992

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. †Megaceratites Balini 1992
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Megaceratites fallax Balini 1992
Megaceratites friccensis Arthaber 1916
Megaceratites subnodosus von Mojsisovics 1882
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available