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Discotoceras

Cephalopoda - Ceratitida - Araxoceratidae

Taxonomy
Discotoceras was named by Spath (1930).

It was synonymized subjectively with Prototoceras by Leonova (2002).

It was assigned to Otoceratidae by Spath (1934); and to Araxoceratinae by Korn (2006).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1930Discotoceras Spath
1934Discotoceras Spath
2006Discotoceras Korn

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderCeratitidaHyatt 1884
suborderOtoceratinaShevyrev and Ermakova 1979
superfamilyOtoceratoidea(Hyatt 1900)
familyAraxoceratidaeRuzhencev 1959
subfamilyAraxoceratinaeRuzhencev 1959
genusDiscotoceras

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. †Discotoceras Spath 1930
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available