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Diceratocephalus
Taxonomy
Diceratocephalus was named by Lu (1954) [Sepkoski's age data: Cm Dres-l Sepkoski's reference number: 463]. It is not extant. Its type is Diceratocephalus armatus.
It was assigned to Diceratocephalidae by Jell and Adrain (2002); and to Ptychopariida by Sepkoski (2002).
It was assigned to Diceratocephalidae by Jell and Adrain (2002); and to Ptychopariida by Sepkoski (2002).
Species
D. armatus (type species)
Species lacking formal opinion data
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1954 | Diceratocephalus Lu |
| 2002 | Diceratocephalus Jell and Adrain |
| 2002 | Diceratocephalus Sepkoski |
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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.
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Whittington et al. 1997 | |||||
Age range: Guzhangian or 500.50000 to 497.00000 Ma
Collections (5 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Guzhangian | China (Liaoning) | D. armatus (129879 129883 129892) D. latifrons (129884) D. latifrons, D. armatus (129894) |