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Wedekindella

Cephalopoda - Goniatitida - Parodoceratidae

Taxonomy
Wedekindella was named by Schindewolf (1928) [Sepkoski's age data: D Give-u Sepkoski's reference number: 302]. Its type is Goniatites retrorsus brilonensis. It is the type genus of Wedekindellinae.

It was assigned to Pinacitinae by Arkell et al. (1957); to Anarcestida by Sepkoski (2002); to Wedekindellinae by Korn and Klug (2002); and to Parodoceratidae by Korn (2006).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1913Parodiceras Wedekind
1928Wedekindella Schindewolf
1929Parodicerellum Strand
1957Parodicerellum Arkell et al. p. 31
1957Wedekindella Arkell et al. p. 32
2002Wedekindella Korn and Klug p. 153
2002Wedekindella Sepkoski
2006Wedekindella Korn

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderGoniatitidaHyatt 1884
suborderTornoceratinaWedekind 1918
superfamilyTornocerataceaeArthaber 1911
familyParodoceratidaePetter 1959
genusWedekindellaSchindewolf 1928

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. †Wedekindella Schindewolf 1928
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Wedekindella arata Whidborne 1890
Wedekindella brilonensis Kayser 1872
Wedekindella clarkei Holzapfel 1895
Wedekindella psittacina Whidborne 1890
Invalid names: Parodiceras Wedekind 1913 [replaced], Parodicerellum Strand 1929 [objective synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available