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Choristoceras shoshonensis

Cephalopoda - Ceratitida - Choristoceratidae

Taxonomy
Choristoceras shoshonensis was named by Taylor and Guex (2002). Its type specimen is NWMNH 25387, a shell, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Milton Canyon, top of Mount Hyatt Mb, which is in a Rhaetian marine limestone in the Gabbs Formation of Nevada.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2002Choristoceras shoshonensis Taylor and Guex p. 18 figs. Pl 3, figs 14-17

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderCeratitidaHyatt 1884
superfamilyChoristoceratoidea(Hyatt 1900)
familyChoristoceratidaeHyatt 1900
genusChoristocerasHauer 1865
speciesshoshonensis

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.

†Choristoceras shoshonensis Taylor and Guex 2002
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Diagnosis
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