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Owenites simplex

Cephalopoda - Ceratitida - Paranannitidae

Taxonomy
Owenites simplex was named by Welter (1922). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Bahati, dark red limestone blocks, which is in a Smithian carbonate limestone in Indonesia.

It was recombined as Parowenites simplex by Spath (1934).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1922Owenites simplex Welter
1934Parowenites simplex Spath
1959Owenites kwangsiensis Chao
1959Owenites plicatus Chao
1968Owenites simplex Kummel p. 2 figs. Pl 1, figs 1-9
2008Owenites simplex Brayard and Bucher p. 69 figs. Pl 35, figs 20-22
2010Owenites simplex Brühwiler et al. p. 428 figs. 15.10-15.12
2012Owenites simplex Brühwiler and Bucher p. 46 figs. Pl 24, figs 10-14
2023Owenites simplex Dai et al. fig. 14H

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderCeratitidaHyatt 1884
suborderCeratitinaHyatt 1884
familyParanannitidaeSpath 1930
genusOwenites
speciessimplex

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.

Owenites simplex Welter 1922
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Invalid names: Owenites kwangsiensis Chao 1959 [synonym], Owenites plicatus Chao 1959 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available