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Cymbites sternalis

Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Cymbitidae

Taxonomy
Ammonites sternalis was named by d'Orbigny (1845) [Said to be from "von Buch MS" but this has no nomenclatural status.]. Its type specimen is MNHN.F.A02929 and is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Cymbites sternalis by Buckman (1894); it was recombined as Paroniceras sternale by Guex (1972), Bécaud (2006), Goy and Martínez (2009) and Kovács (2010).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1845Ammonites sternalis d'Orbigny p. 345 figs. Pl 111, figs 1,2
1894Cymbites sternalis Buckman
1972Paroniceras sternale Guex figs. Pl 4, fig 8
2006Paroniceras sternale Bécaud p. 99 figs. Pl 22, fig 4
2009Paroniceras sternale Goy and Martínez p. 615 figs. 13.7, 13.8, 13.19, 15.1-15.6
2010Paroniceras sternale Kovács figs. Pl 2, figs 8,9,14,15

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderAmmonitida
suborderAmmonitinaHyatt 1889
superfamilyPsiloceratoidea(Hyatt 1867)
familyCymbitidaeBuckman 1919
genusCymbitesNeumayr 1878
speciessternalis()

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.

Cymbites sternalis d'Orbigny 1845
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragoniteo
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: fast-movingo
Life habit: nektonico
Diet: carnivoreo
Vision: well-developedc
Created: 2005-01-28 02:27:03
Modified: 2009-10-08 14:14:55
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2003, Kiessling 2004
Collections
No collection or age range data are available