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Sympolycyclus kellyi

Cephalopoda - Ceratitida - Clionitidae

Taxonomy
Choristoceras kellyi was named by Smith (1927). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is North Fork of Squaw Creek, 3 miles north of Kelly's ranch, which is in a Tuvalian carbonate limestone in the Hosselkus Formation of California.

It was recombined as Sympolycyclus kellyi by Tozer (1994).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1927Choristoceras kellyi Smith p. 97 figs. Pl 59, figs 1-3
1927Polycyclus major Smith p. 97 figs. Pl 58, figs 30-32
1994Sympolycyclus kellyi Tozer p. 177 figs. Pl 95, figs 1-3; text-fig 76

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderCeratitidaHyatt 1884
superfamilyClydonitaceaeMojsisovics 1879
familyClionitidaeArabu 1932
genusSympolycyclus
specieskellyi()

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.

Sympolycyclus kellyi Smith 1927
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Invalid names: Polycyclus major Smith 1927 [synonym]
Diagnosis
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