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Dictyoceras
Taxonomy
Dictyoceras was named by Eichwald (1860) [Lattice shell multi-segmented, divided into 3 or more irregular, successive, segments, by 2 or more annular constrictions, with lattice (not simple) appendages located on the second segment, and without appendages at the aperture that is simple, wide and not latticed. (In German. Translated by J.P.C.)]. It is extant.
It was assigned to Orthocerida by Teichert et al. (1964), Sepkoski (2002).
It was assigned to Orthocerida by Teichert et al. (1964), Sepkoski (2002).
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1860 | Dictyoceras Eichwald p. 333 |
| 1964 | Dictyoceras Teichert et al. p. 259 |
| 2002 | Dictyoceras Sepkoski |
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G. Dictyoceras Eichwald 1860
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available