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Margaritropites margaritiformis

Cephalopoda - Ceratitida - Tropitidae

Taxonomy
Anatropites margaritiformis was named by Diener (1906). It is the type species of Margaritropites.

It was recombined as Margaritropites margaritiformis by Spath (1951) and Krystyn (1982).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1906Anatropites margaritiformis Diener p. 154 figs. Pl 3, fig 13
1951Margaritropites margaritiformis Spath p. 91
1982Margaritropites margaritiformis Krystyn p. 32 figs. Pl 6, fig 1

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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
speciesmargaritiformis(Diener 1906)

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.

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Diagnosis
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