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Polymorphites confusus

Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Polymorphitidae

Taxonomy
Ammonites confusus was named by Quenstedt (1856).

It was recombined as Uptonia confusa by Meister (1986) and Alkaya and Meister (1995); it was recombined as Polymorphites confusus by Smith and Tipper (1996).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1856Ammonites confusus Quenstedt
1986Uptonia confusa Meister p. 39 figs. Pl 5, figs 2,4
1995Uptonia confusa Alkaya and Meister p. 155 figs. Pl 8, figs 2,7; pl 9, fig 2
1996Polymorphites confusus Smith and Tipper p. 32

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderAmmonitida
suborderAmmonitinaHyatt 1889
superfamilyEoderoceratoidea(Spath 1929)
familyPolymorphitidae
subfamilyPolymorphitinae
genusPolymorphitesHaug 1887
speciesconfusus(Quenstedt 1856)

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.

Polymorphites confusus Quenstedt 1856
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available