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Porpoceras vortex

Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Dactylioceratidae

Taxonomy
Ammonites vortex was named by Simpson (1855). It is not extant.

It was recombined as Porpoceras vortex by Guex (1972), Géczy and Szente (2006) and Benzaggagh et al. (2022).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1855Ammonites vortex Simpson
1914Porpoceras verticosum Buckman
1972Porpoceras vortex Guex figs. Pl 8, fig 16; pl 9, fig 1
2006Porpoceras vortex Géczy and Szente figs. Pl 8, fig 4
2022Porpoceras vortex Benzaggagh et al. p. 9 fig. 8M,N

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderAmmonitida
suborderAmmonitinaHyatt 1889
superfamilyEoderoceratoidea(Spath 1929)
familyDactylioceratidaeHyatt 1867
subfamilyDactylioceratinaeHyatt 1867
genusPorpoceras
speciesvortex(Simpson 1855)

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.

Porpoceras vortex Simpson 1855
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Invalid names: Porpoceras verticosum Buckman 1914 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available