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Clionites (Shastites) compressus

Cephalopoda - Ceratitida - Sandlingitidae

Taxonomy
Clionites (Shastites) compressus was named by Hyatt and Smith (1905). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Brock Mountain, 3 miles east of Madison's ranch (Trachyceras subzone), which is in a Tuvalian carbonate limestone in the Hosselkus Formation of California.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1905Clionites (Shastites) compressus Hyatt and Smith p. 188 figs. Pl 43, figs 1-15
1927Clionites (Shastites) compressus Smith p. 88 figs. Pl 43, figs 1-15

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderCeratitidaHyatt 1884
superfamilyClydonitaceaeMojsisovics 1879
familySandlingitidaeTozer 1971
genusClionites()
subgenusShastites
speciescompressus

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.

Clionites (Shastites) compressus Hyatt and Smith 1905
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Diagnosis
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