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Hoplitoplacenticeras (Lemfoerdiceras) lafresnayanus

Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Placenticeratidae

Taxonomy
Ammonites lafresnayanus was named by d'Orbigny (1841) [DISTRIBUTION: Maastrichtian; Europe.]. It is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Hoplitoplacenticeras lasfresnayanum by Kennedy (1986); it was recombined as Hoplitoplacenticeras (Lemfoerdiceras) lafresnayanus by Kennedy (1986).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
H. antokasoense

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1841Ammonites lafresnayanus d'Orbigny p. 326 figs. pl. 97. figs. 3-5
1986Hoplitoplacenticeras lasfresnayanum Kennedy p. 48
1986Hoplitoplacenticeras (Lemfoerdiceras) lafresnayanus Kennedy p. 66

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderAmmonitida
suborderAmmonitinaHyatt 1889
superfamilyHoplitoidea(Douvillé 1890)
familyPlacenticeratidae
genusHoplitoplacenticerasPaulcke 1906
subgenusLemfoerdiceras
specieslafresnayanus(d'Orbigny 1841)

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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