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Serpenticyclus formosus

Cephalopoda - Goniatitida - Pericyclidae

Taxonomy
Helicocyclus formosus was named by Korn et al. (2010). It is not extant. Its type locality is SE Oued Temertasset, MOU-X, which is in a Tournaisian marine claystone/limestone in the Argiles de Teguentour Formation of Algeria.

It was recombined as Serpenticyclus formosus by Becker (2023).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2010Helicocyclus formosus Korn et al.
2023Serpenticyclus formosus Becker p. 815

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderGoniatitidaHyatt 1884
suborderGoniatitinaHyatt 1884
superfamilyPericycloidea(Hyatt 1900)
familyPericyclidaeHyatt 1900
subfamilyHelicocyclinae
genusSerpenticyclus
speciesformosus()

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.

Serpenticyclus formosus Korn et al. 2010
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available