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Lunanoceras

Cephalopoda - Ellesmerocerida - Plectronoceratidae

Taxonomy
Lunanoceras was named by Chen and Teichert (1983) [Sepkoski's age data: Cm Trep-l Cm Trep-u Sepkoski's reference number: 297].

It was assigned to Plectronoceratidae by Crick (1981); and to Ellesmerocerida by Sepkoski (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1981Lunanoceras Crick p. 227
1983Lunanoceras Chen and Teichert
2002Lunanoceras Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
RankNameAuthor
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
orderEllesmerocerida()
familyPlectronoceratidaeKobayashi 1935
genusLunanocerasChen and Teichert 1983

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. †Lunanoceras Chen and Teichert 1983
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Diagnosis
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