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Arcestes (Proarcestes) carpenteri

Cephalopoda - Ceratitida - Arcestidae

Taxonomy
Arcestes (Proarcestes) carpenteri 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.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1927Arcestes (Proarcestes) carpenteri Smith p. 68 figs. Pl 12, figs 1-11

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderCeratitidaHyatt 1884
superfamilyArcestoidea(Mojsisovics 1875)
familyArcestidaeMojsisovics 1875
genusArcestesMojsisovic 1893
subgenusProarcestes
speciescarpenteri

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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