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Knightites bransoni

Gastropoda - Bellerophontida - Bellerophontidae

Taxonomy
Knightites (Knightites) bransoni was named by Yochelson (1960). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is USNM712i, McGregor Ranch, Orogrande, which is in a Sakmarian shallow subtidal limestone in the Hueco Formation of New Mexico.

It was recombined as Knightites bransoni by Wagner (2023).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1960Knightites (Knightites) bransoni Yochelson pp. 270 figs. pl. 53 f. 13-17
2023Knightites bransoni Wagner p. S6432

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classGastropoda
RankNameAuthor
orderBellerophontidaUlrich and Scofield 1897
suborderBellerophontina
superfamilyBellerophontoidea()
familyBellerophontidae
subfamilyKnightitinae
genusKnightites
speciesbransoni()

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.

†Knightites bransoni Yochelson 1960
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available