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Torquatisphinctes proximus

Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Perisphinctidae

Taxonomy
Perisphinctes proximus was named by Steuer (1897).

It was recombined as Torquatisphinctes proximus by Parent (2001).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1897Perisphinctes proximus Steuer
2001Torquatisphinctes proximus Parent p. 30 figs. 2, 8DH

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderAmmonitida
suborderAmmonitinaHyatt 1889
superfamilyPerisphinctoidea(Steinman 1890)
familyPerisphinctidaeSteinmann 1890
subfamilyVirgatosphinctinaeSpath 1923
genusTorquatisphinctesSpath
speciesproximus(Steuer 1897)

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.

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Diagnosis
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