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Isculites constrictus

Cephalopoda - Ceratitida - Isculitidae

Taxonomy
Isculites constrictus was named by Bucher (1992). Its type specimen is USNM 444106 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Coyote Canyon HB 57, North Humboldt Range, which is in a Bithynian offshore limestone/siltstone in the Prida Formation of Nevada.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1992Isculites constrictus Bucher p. 161 figs. Pl 3, figs 9,10

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderCeratitidaHyatt 1884
superfamilyPtychitaceaeMojsisovics 1882
familyIsculitidae
genusIsculitesMojsisovics 1886
speciesconstrictus

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Isculites constrictus Bucher 1992
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available