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Polydesmiidae

Cephalopoda - Actinocerida - Orthoceratoidea

Taxonomy
Polydesmiidae was named by Kobayashi (1940).

It was assigned to Actinocerida by Teichert et al. (1964), Crick (1981).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1940Polydesmiidae Kobayashi
1964Polydesmiidae Teichert et al. p. 203
1981Polydesmiidae Crick p. 227

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
RankNameAuthor
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
familyOrthoceratoidea()
orderActinoceridaTeichert 1933
familyPolydesmiidaeKobayashi 1940
familyPolydesmiidaeKobayashi 1940

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.

Fm. †Polydesmiidae Kobayashi 1940
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G. †Ordosoceras Chang 1959
G. †Polydesmia Lorenz 1906
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available