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Metapeltoceras baylei

Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Aspidoceratidae

Taxonomy
Parapeltoceras baylei was named by Prieser (1937).

It was recombined as Metapeltoceras baylei by Jeannet (1951).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1937Parapeltoceras baylei Prieser
1951Metapeltoceras baylei Jeannet p. 171 figs. Pl 72, fig 5; pl 73, figs 5,6,8; pl 90, fig 2; text-figs 402,403

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderAmmonitida
suborderAmmonitinaHyatt 1889
superfamilyAspidoceratoideaZittel 1895
familyAspidoceratidaeZittel 1895
subfamilyPeltoceratinaeSpath 1924
genusMetapeltoceras
speciesbaylei(Prieser 1937)

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.

Metapeltoceras baylei Prieser 1937
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Diagnosis
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