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Pinacoplacites meridianus

Cephalopoda - Ceratitida - Pinacoceratidae

Taxonomy
Placites meridianus was named by Welter (1914). It is the type species of Pinacoplacites.

It was recombined as Pinacoplacites meridianus by Spath (1951).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1914Placites meridianus Welter
1951Pinacoplacites meridianus Spath p. 166

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderCeratitidaHyatt 1884
superfamilyPinacoceratoidea(Mojsisovics 1879)
familyPinacoceratidaeMojsisovics 1879
genusPinacoplacitesDiener 1916
speciesmeridianus(Welter 1914)

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
No diagnoses are available