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Arcthoplites (Subarcthoplites)

Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Cleoniceratidae

Taxonomy
Subarcthoplites was named by Casey (1954) [Sepkoski's age data: K Albi-m]. Its type is Lemuroceras belli.

It was reranked as Lemuroceras (Subarcthoplites) by Imlay (1960); it was reranked as Arcthoplites (Subarcthoplites) by Alabushev (1995); it was corrected as Subarctoplites by Warren and Stelck (1960) and Sepkoski (2002).

It was assigned to Hoplitidae by Casey (1954); to Ammonoidea by Warren and Stelck (1960); to Lemuroceras by Imlay (1960); to Arcthoplites by Alabushev (1995); and to Ammonoidea by Sepkoski (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1954Subarcthoplites Casey
1960Lemuroceras (Subarcthoplites) Imlay
1960Subarctoplites Warren and Stelck p. 24
1995Arcthoplites (Subarcthoplites) Alabushev p. 128
2002Subarctoplites Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderAmmonitida
suborderAmmonitinaHyatt 1889
superfamilyAcanthoceratoidea(de Grossouvre 1894)
familyCleoniceratidae()
subfamilyArcthoplitinae
genusArcthoplites
subgenusSubarcthoplites()

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.

Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available