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Polyplectus discoides

Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Hildoceratidae

Taxonomy
Ammonites discoides was named by Zittel (1831).

It was recombined as Polyplectus discoides by Howarth (1992) and Bécaud (2006).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
P. quadrifidus

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1831Ammonites discoides Zittel
1921Oxynoticeras meunieri Monestier p. 38 figs. Pl 2, figs 15,16; pl 4, fig 37
1992Polyplectus discoides Howarth p. 153 figs. Pl 28, figs 6-8; text-fig 37B
2006Polyplectus discoides Bécaud p. 55 figs. Pl 4, fig 2

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderAmmonitida
suborderAmmonitinaHyatt 1889
superfamilyHildoceratoidea(Hyatt 1867)
familyHildoceratidaeHyatt 1867
subfamilyHarpoceratinaeNeumayr 1875
genusPolyplectus
speciesdiscoides(Zittel 1831)

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.

†Polyplectus discoides Zittel 1831
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Invalid names: Oxynoticeras meunieri Monestier 1921 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available