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Sphingites meyeri

Cephalopoda - Ceratitida - Sphingitidae

Taxonomy
Ammonites meyeri was named by Klipstein (1843). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is St. Cassian (Klipstein BMNH coll), which is in a Julian carbonate limestone in the Cassian Formation of Italy.

It was recombined as Arcestes meyeri by von Mojsisovics (1875); it was recombined as Sphingites meyeri by von Mojsisovics (1882) and von Mojsisovics (1902).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1843Ammonites meyeri Klipstein p. 121 figs. Pl 7, figs 2a-c
1875Arcestes meyeri von Mojsisovics p. 88 figs. Pl 58, figs 7,8
1882Sphingites meyeri von Mojsisovics
1902Sphingites meyeri von Mojsisovics p. 274

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderCeratitidaHyatt 1884
superfamilyArcestoidea(Mojsisovics 1875)
familySphingitidaeArthaber 1911
genusSphingitesMojsisovics 1879
speciesmeyeri()

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.

Sphingites meyeri Klipstein 1843
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Diagnosis
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