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Dwightoceras

Cephalopoda - Bassleroceratidae

Taxonomy
Dwightoceras was named by Ulrich and Foerste (1936) [Sepkoski's age data: O Aren].

It was assigned to Bassleroceratidae by Ulrich et al. (1944), Teichert et al. (1964), Crick (1981) and Kröger and Landing (2008).

Species

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1936Dwightoceras Ulrich and Foerste p. 272
1944Dwightoceras Ulrich et al.
1964Dwightoceras Teichert et al. p. 148
1981Dwightoceras Crick p. 227
2008Dwightoceras Kröger and Landing

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
RankNameAuthor
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassMulticeratoidea()
familyBassleroceratidae
genusDwightocerasUlrich and Foerste 1936

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. †Dwightoceras Ulrich and Foerste 1936
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Dwightoceras dactyloides Dwight 1884
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available