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Metophioceras rotarium

Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Arietitidae

Taxonomy
Diplosellites rotarius was named by Buckman (1925).

It was recombined as Metophioceras rotarium by Taylor (2000).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1925Diplosellites rotarius Buckman
2000Metophioceras rotarium Taylor figs. Pl 4, figs 3-5

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderAmmonitida
suborderAmmonitinaHyatt 1889
superfamilyPsiloceratoidea(Hyatt 1867)
familyArietitidaeHyatt 1875
subfamilyArietitinaeHyatt 1875
genusMetophioceras
speciesrotarium(Buckman 1925)

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.

Metophioceras rotarium Buckman 1925
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Diagnosis
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