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Ammonites scissum

Cephalopoda - Ammonitida

Taxonomy
Ammonites scissum was named by Benecke (1865).

It was recombined as Tmetoceras scissum by Pallini et al. (2004) and Dietze et al. (2022).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1865Ammonites scissum Benecke
2004Tmetoceras scissum Pallini et al. p. 11 figs. pl.5, figs.1-2
2022Tmetoceras scissum Dietze et al. p. 75 figs. 4.6, 4.7

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
RankNameAuthor
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderAmmonitida
genusAmmonites
speciesscissumBenecke 1865

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.

Ammonites scissum Benecke 1865
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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 2004, Kiessling 2003
Collections
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