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Ormoceras bayfieldi

Cephalopoda - Actinocerida - Ormoceratidae

Taxonomy
Orthoceras bayfieldi was named by Stokes (1840). It is the type species of Ormoceras.

It was recombined as Ormoceras bayfieldi by Stokes (1840).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
O. manchuriense, O. pollacki, O. weoni

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1838Orthoceras bayfieldi Stokes
1840Ormoceras bayfieldi Stokes
1840Orthoceras bayfieldi Stokes

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassOrthoceratoidea(M'Coy 1844)
orderActinoceridaTeichert 1933
familyOrmoceratidaeSaeman 1853
genusOrmocerasStokes 1840
speciesbayfieldi(Stokes 1840)

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.

†Ormoceras bayfieldi Stokes 1840
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Diagnosis
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