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Paraproteoceras

Cephalopoda - Orthocerida - Proteoceratidae

Taxonomy
Paraproteoceras was named by Chen (1981). It is not extant.

It was assigned to Proteoceratidae by Chen et al. (1981) and Kröger et al. (2007).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1981Paraproteoceras Chen
1981Paraproteoceras Chen et al. p. 50
2007Paraproteoceras Kröger et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
RankNameAuthor
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassOrthoceratoidea(M'Coy 1844)
orderOrthoceridaKuhn 1940
familyProteoceratidae
genusParaproteocerasChen 1981

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.

G. †Paraproteoceras Chen 1981
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available