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Arcestes (Pararcestes)

Cephalopoda - Ceratitida - Arcestidae

Taxonomy
Pararcestes was named by Mojsisovics (1893) [Sepkoski's age data: Tr Anis Tr Carn Sepkoski's reference number: 302]. It is not extant. Its type is Arcestes sublabiatus.

It was reranked as Arcestes (Pararcestes) by von Mojsisovics (1896) and Seyed-Emami et al. (2009).

It was assigned to Arcestidae by Spath (1951), Astakhova (1971) and Tozer (1981); to Ceratitida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Arcestes by von Mojsisovics (1896) and Seyed-Emami et al. (2009).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1893Pararcestes Mojsisovics
1896Arcestes (Pararcestes) von Mojsisovics
1951Pararcestes Spath p. 127
1971Pararcestes Astakhova p. 77
1981Pararcestes Tozer p. 95
2002Pararcestes Sepkoski
2009Arcestes (Pararcestes) Seyed-Emami et al. p. 192

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderCeratitidaHyatt 1884
superfamilyArcestoidea(Mojsisovics 1875)
familyArcestidaeMojsisovics 1875
genusArcestesSuess 1865
subgenusPararcestes(Mojsisovics 1893)

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.

Subg. †Arcestes (Pararcestes) Mojsisovics 1893
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Pararcestes acutus von Mojsisovics 1875
Pararcestes genuflexus von Mojsisovics 1875
Pararcestes lipoldi von Mojsisovics 1875
Pararcestes rotundatus von Mojsisovics 1875
Pararcestes sturi Mojsisovics 1873
Pararcestes sublabiatus von Mojsisovics 1875
Pararcestes zitteli von Mojsisovics 1875
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available