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Murrayoceras murrayi

Cephalopoda - Orthocerida - Sactorthoceratidae

Taxonomy
Orthoceras murrayi was named by Billings (1857). It is not extant.

It was recombined as Jovellania murrayi by Foord (1891); it was recombined as Murrayoceras murrayi by Foerste (1926).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1857Orthoceras murrayi Billings p. 332
1891Jovellania murrayi Foord p. 338
1926Murrayoceras murrayi Foerste p. 312

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassOrthoceratoidea(M'Coy 1844)
orderOrthoceridaKuhn 1940
familySactorthoceratidaeFlower 1946
genusMurrayocerasFoerste 1926
speciesmurrayi(Billings 1857)

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.

†Murrayoceras murrayi Billings 1857
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available