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Goniatites bidorsatus

Cephalopoda - Goniatitida - Goniatitidae

Taxonomy
Goniatites bidorsatus was named by Klipstein (1843). Its type specimen is BMNH C.35997 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is St. Cassian (Klipstein BMNH coll), which is in a Julian carbonate limestone in the Cassian Formation of Italy.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1843Goniatites bidorsatus Klipstein p. 140 figs. Pl 8, figs16a-c

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderGoniatitidaHyatt 1884
suborderGoniatitinaHyatt 1884
familyGoniatitidaeHaan 1825
genusGoniatitesHaan 1825
speciesbidorsatus

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Goniatites bidorsatus Klipstein 1843
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Diagnosis
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