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Margaritropites kokeni

Cephalopoda - Ceratitida - Tropitidae

Taxonomy
Tropites kokeni 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 Margaritropites kokeni by Tozer (1994).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1927Tropites kokeni Smith p. 35 figs. Pl 76, figs 1-7
1994Margaritropites kokeni Tozer p. 219 figs. Pl 95, figs 12a,b

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderCeratitidaHyatt 1884
superfamilyTropitaceae(Mojsisovics 1875)
familyTropitidaeMojsisovics 1875
genusMargaritropitesDiener 1916
specieskokeni()

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.

Margaritropites kokeni Smith 1927
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Diagnosis
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