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Merlaites alticarinatus

Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Phymatoceratidae

Taxonomy
Merlaites alticarinatus was named by Merla (1932). It is not extant.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1932Merlaites alticarinatus Merla

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderAmmonitida
suborderAmmonitinaHyatt 1889
superfamilyHildoceratoidea(Hyatt 1867)
familyPhymatoceratidaeHyatt 1867
genusMerlaites
speciesalticarinatusMerla 1932

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.

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Diagnosis
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