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Metatirolites foliaceus

Cephalopoda - Phylloceratida - Ussuritidae

Taxonomy
Ammonites foliaceus was named by Dittmar (1866). It is the type species of Metatirolites.

It was recombined as Tirolites (Metatirolites) foliaceus by Hyatt and Smith (1905) and Smith (1927); it was recombined as Metatirolites foliaceus by Spath (1951).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1866Ammonites foliaceus Dittmar p. 358 figs. Pl 15, figs 10-12
1905Tirolites (Metatirolites) foliaceus Hyatt and Smith p. 160 figs. Pl 82, figs 1-10
1927Tirolites (Metatirolites) foliaceus Smith p. 95 figs. Pl 82, figs 1-10
1951Metatirolites foliaceus Spath p. 77

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderPhylloceratida(Zittel 1884)
superfamilyUssuritoidea(Hyatt 1900)
familyUssuritidaeHyatt 1900
genusMetatirolitesMojsisovics 1893
speciesfoliaceus(Dittmar 1866)

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.

†Metatirolites foliaceus Dittmar 1866
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Diagnosis
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