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Olenikites triton

Cephalopoda - Ceratitida - Olenikitidae

Taxonomy
Olenikites triton was named by Tozer (1994). Its type specimen is GSC 18853 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is USGS M622, Saurian Hill, which is in an Illyrian basinal (carbonate) limestone/siltstone in the Prida Formation of Nevada.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1994Olenikites triton Tozer p. 93 figs. Pl 37, figs 1a,b

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderCeratitidaHyatt 1884
superfamilyDinaritoidea(Mojsisovics 1882)
familyOlenikitidaeTozer 1971
genusOlenikites
speciestriton

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Olenikites triton Tozer 1994
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Diagnosis
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