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Euomphaloceras euomphalum

Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Acanthoceratidae

Taxonomy
Ammonites euomphalus was named by Sharpe (1855). It is a 3D body fossil. It is the type species of Euomphaloceras, Euomphaloceras (Euomphaloceras).

It was recombined as Euomphaloceras (Euomphaloceras) euomphalum by Cooper (1978); it was recombined as Euomphaloceras euomphalum by Spath (1923) and Barroso-Barcenilla (2004).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1855Ammonites euomphalus Sharpe p. 31 figs. pl. 13, fig. 4 a-c
1923Euomphaloceras euomphalum Spath
1978Euomphaloceras (Euomphaloceras) euomphalum Cooper
2004Euomphaloceras euomphalum Barroso-Barcenilla p. 92 figs. Pl 1, figs 3a-c

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderAmmonitida
suborderAmmonitinaHyatt 1889
superfamilyAcanthoceratoidea(de Grossouvre 1894)
familyAcanthoceratidaeGrossouvre 1894
subfamilyEuomphaloceratinae
genusEuomphaloceras
specieseuomphalum()

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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