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Paracompsoceras
Taxonomy
Paracompsoceras was named by Cobban (1972). Its type is Paracompsoceras landisi.
It was assigned to Acanthoceratidae by Cobban (1972); to Acanthoceratinae by Kennedy et al. (1988) and Wright et al. (1996); and to Mammitinae by Cooper (1998).
It was assigned to Acanthoceratidae by Cobban (1972); to Acanthoceratinae by Kennedy et al. (1988) and Wright et al. (1996); and to Mammitinae by Cooper (1998).
Species
P. landisi (type species)
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1972 | Paracompsoceras Cobban p. 10 |
| 1988 | Paracompsoceras Kennedy et al. p. 40 |
| 1996 | Paracompsoceras Wright et al. p. 158 |
| 1998 | Paracompsoceras Cooper |
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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