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Atractites alveolaris

Cephalopoda - Aulacoceratida - Xiphoteuthididae

Taxonomy
Orthoceratites alveolaris was named by Quenstedt (1845).

It was recombined as Atractites alveolaris by von Mojsisovics (1902).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
A. boecki, A. crassirostris, A. macilentus, A. obelisco, A. pusillus

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1845Orthoceratites alveolaris Quenstedt p. 684
1902Atractites alveolaris von Mojsisovics p. 195 figs. Pl 15, fig 1

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassColeoideaBather 1888
superfamilyBelemnoideaHyatt 1884
orderAulacoceratidaStolley 1919
familyXiphoteuthididae(Naef 1922)
genusAtractitesGuembel 1861
speciesalveolaris(Quenstedt 1845)

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.

†Atractites alveolaris Quenstedt 1845
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available