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Orthoceras siculum

Cephalopoda - Orthocerida - Orthoceratidae

Taxonomy
Orthoceras siculum was named by Gemmellaro (1889). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Rocca di San Benedetto, calcare compatto, Sosio, which is in a Wordian carbonate limestone in Italy.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1889Orthoceras siculum Gemmellaro p. 105 figs. Pl 12, figs 10-12

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassOrthoceratoidea(M'Coy 1844)
orderOrthoceridaKuhn 1940
familyOrthoceratidaeM'Coy 1844
genusOrthocerasBreynius 1832
speciessiculum

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.

Orthoceras siculum Gemmellaro 1889
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Diagnosis
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