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Witchellia macer

Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Sonniniidae

Taxonomy
Poecilomorphus macer was named by Buckman (1889).

It was recombined as Witchellia macer by Sandoval (2022).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
W. falcata, W. sutneri, W. evoluta

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1889Poecilomorphus macer Buckman
1928Maceratites aurifer Buckman
1928Maceratites costulatus Buckman
2022Witchellia macer Sandoval p. 836 figs. 14F-I

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderAmmonitida
suborderAmmonitinaHyatt 1889
superfamilyHildoceratoidea(Hyatt 1867)
familySonniniidaeBuckman 1892
subfamilyWitchelliinaeCallomon and Chandler 2006
genusWitchelliaBuckman 1889
speciesmacer(Buckman 1889)

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.

†Witchellia macer Buckman 1889
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Invalid names: Maceratites aurifer Buckman 1928 [synonym], Maceratites costulatus Buckman 1928 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragoniteo
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: fast-movingo
Life habit: nektonico
Diet: carnivoreo
Vision: well-developedc
Created: 2005-01-28 02:27:03
Modified: 2009-10-08 14:14:55
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Kiessling 2003
Collections
No collection or age range data are available