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Megaphyllites transiens

Cephalopoda - Ceratitida - Megaphyllitidae

Taxonomy
Pinacoceras transiens was named by von Mojsisovics (1873). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Leisling, beds with Trach. giebeli, which is in a Lacian carbonate limestone in the Halstatt Formation of Austria.

It was recombined as Megaphyllites transiens by von Mojsisovics (1902).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1873Pinacoceras transiens von Mojsisovics p. 46 figs. Pl 19, fig 1
1902Megaphyllites transiens von Mojsisovics p. 315

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderCeratitidaHyatt 1884
superfamilyMegaphyllitoidea(Mojsisovics 1896)
familyMegaphyllitidaeMojsisovics 1896
genusMegaphyllitesMojsisovics 1879
speciestransiens()

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.

Megaphyllites transiens von Mojsisovics 1873
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