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Neochetoceras steraspis
Taxonomy
Ammonites steraspis was named by Oppel (1863). Its type specimen is BSPM, AS unnumbered and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Langenaltheim quarry, which is in a Tithonian lagoonal/restricted shallow subtidal limestone in the Altmühltal Formation of Germany. It is the type species of Neochetoceras.
It was recombined as Neochetoceras steraspis by Myczynski (1989) and Schlegelmilch (1994).
It was recombined as Neochetoceras steraspis by Myczynski (1989) and Schlegelmilch (1994).
Sister species lacking formal opinion data
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1863 | Ammonites steraspis Oppel |
| 1989 | Neochetoceras steraspis Myczynski p. 90 figs. Pl 1, figs 6,-10; text-fig 22 |
| 1994 | Neochetoceras steraspis Schlegelmilch p. 44 |
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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.
†Neochetoceras steraspis Oppel 1863
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available