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Plectoceratidae

Cephalopoda - Barrandeocerida - Plectoceratidae

Taxonomy
Plectoceratidae was named by Hyatt in Zittel (1900).

It was assigned to Barrandeocerida by Teichert et al. (1964) and Crick (1981); and to Tarphyceratida by Frey (1995).

Subtaxa

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1900Plectoceratidae Hyatt in Zittel
1964Plectoceratidae Teichert et al. p. 374
1981Plectoceratidae Crick p. 229
1995Plectoceratidae Frey p. P90

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
RankNameAuthor
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
orderBarrandeocerida
familyPlectoceratidaeHyatt in Zittel 1900
familyPlectoceratidaeHyatt in Zittel 1900

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.

Fm. †Plectoceratidae Hyatt in Zittel 1900
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G. †Plectoceras Hyatt 1884
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Plectoceras carletonense Foerste 1933
Plectoceras jason Billings 1859
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available