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Lecanites ophioneus

Cephalopoda - Ceratitida - Lecanitidae

Taxonomy
Lecanites ophioneus was named by Waagen (1895). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Chidroo, upper Ceratite Sandstone (Flemingites beds), Salt Range, which is in a Smithian marine sandstone in the Ceratite Sandstone Formation of Pakistan.

It was recombined as Xenodiscus ophioneus by Welter (1922).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1895Lecanites ophioneus Waagen p. 282 figs. Pl 38, fig 12
1922Xenodiscus ophioneus Welter
1930Lecanites ophioneus Frebold

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderCeratitidaHyatt 1884
superfamilyDanubitoidea()
familyLecanitidaeHyatt 1900
genusLecanites
speciesophioneus

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.

†Lecanites ophioneus Waagen 1895
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Diagnosis
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