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Orthoceras punjabiense

Cephalopoda - Orthocerida - Orthoceratidae

Taxonomy
Orthoceras punjabiense was named by Waagen (1879). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Khura, limit between Upper and Middle Productus-limestone, Salt Range, which is in a Wuchiapingian carbonate limestone in Pakistan.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1879Orthoceras punjabiense Waagen p. 71 figs. Pl 6, fig 11
1915Orthoceras punjabiense Arthaber

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassOrthoceratoidea(M'Coy 1844)
orderOrthoceridaKuhn 1940
familyOrthoceratidaeM'Coy 1844
genusOrthocerasBreynius 1832
speciespunjabiense

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.

Orthoceras punjabiense Waagen 1879
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Diagnosis
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